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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation" – Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dungeon Shook," the author cites E. Franklin Frazier as describing a time when the blacks left the land and entered into what?
(a) "The cities of despair."
(b) "The cities of destruction."
(c) "The urban centers of prosperity."
(d) "The cities of decadence."

2. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Logical and honest."
(b) "Tough and philosophical."
(c) "Bold and incisive."
(d) "Peaceful and analytical."

3. What does the word "unassailable" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Capable of logic and enterprise.
(b) Unable to be attacked or defeated.
(c) Unable to be devoured.
(d) Unable to be dissuaded.

4. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
(a) January 1, 1865.
(b) January 1, 1863.
(c) January 1, 1864.
(d) January 1, 1862.

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a seemingly self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may proved to be true?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Atonement.
(c) Malaprop.
(d) Irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe his father's life in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. When did E. Franklin Frazier help draft the UNESCO statement entitled The Race Question?

3. Of white people, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," "You must accept them and accept them with" what?

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to desire and determination to achieve success?

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?

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