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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Black and Blue"; "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning"; "Know Your Rights!"; "Composite Pops".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what university did Kevin Young teach for five years?
(a) The University of Massachusetts.
(b) The University of Washington.
(c) The University of Iowa.
(d) The University of Georgia.

2. What major event happened upon Phillis Wheatley's return to America from London?
(a) She found that her husband had died in her absence.
(b) She was freed.
(c) She ran away from her master's home.
(d) She gave birth to her third child.

3. The series of Know Your Rights murals were placed in all of New York City's burroughs, with the exception of which burrough?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Queens.
(d) The Bronx.

4. What is the name of the era in which African-Americans made leaps in advancement just after the end of slavery?
(a) Renaissance.
(b) Restoration.
(c) Revitalization.
(d) Reconstruction.

5. When Kiese Laymon states all of the things that the album ATLliens brought him to love about himself, what is an item that is NOT on his list?
(a) His Southernness.
(b) His blackness.
(c) His celibate lifestyle.
(d) His tendency to anger quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kevin Young writes that being black is not a paid position, to what type of position does he liken it instead?

2. Besides Phillis Wheatley, at least how many other slaves did her master own during his lifetime?

3. What was the first name of Phillis Wheatley's mistress?

4. How does the author of "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning" characterize the attempt by some white people to amend the language of the Black Lives Matter movement to All Lives Matter?

5. What belief did Kiese Laymon's grandmother hold that he points to as the only reason he is alive?

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