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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe the stock from which the letter recipient came in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Intelligent, handy stock."
(b) "Elegant stock."
(c) "Crafty and deceitful stock."
(d) "Sturdy, peasant stock."

2. What does the author describe his ancestors building in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Cars.
(b) Railroads.
(c) Skyscrapers.
(d) Factories.

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to a large area of unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia?
(a) Gully.
(b) Ravine.
(c) Steppe.
(d) Corral.

4. The author says in "My Dungeon Shook," that "if you've loved anybody that long, first as an infant, then as a child, then as a man, you gain a strange perspective on" what?
(a) "A sense of love, peace, and justice."
(b) "That there is fear everywhere."
(c) "Time and human pain and effort."
(d) "Family and the meaning of life."

5. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Diligence.
(d) Inhumanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

2. For how long did the author remain on the pulpit as a Young Minister?

3. What word from "Down at the Cross" refers to people who engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings?

4. When was E. Franklin Frazier elected as the first black president of the American Sociological Association?

5. About how many years ago does the author describe the letter recipient being born in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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