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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was George Jackson shot to death?
(a) Pelican Bay State Prison.
(b) Folsom Prison.
(c) San Quentin Prison.
(d) High Desert State Prison.

2. To whom is "Nothing Can Come Between Us" dedicated?
(a) James.
(b) Mark.
(c) Todd.
(d) John.

3. What does the poet write has been abused in "No-Win"?
(a) "My spirit."
(b) "My manhood."
(c) "My outlook."
(d) My god."

4. What was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994?
(a) The Colored Barrier.
(b) Apartheid.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) The Black White Divide.

5. In "Family Tree," the poet asks whether the beauty is in the tree or in what?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Sky.
(c) The forest.
(d) Roots.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet refers to "this white killer" as being what in "For Mrs. Hawkins"?

2. In "Under the Skies Above," Shakur writes, "Whether he is born in wealth or poverty / there will be no deficiency" in what?

3. When did Nelson Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?

4. Shakur writes that there is no fear in what kind of heart in "The Fear in the Heart of a Man"?

5. To whom is "Carmencita of the Bronx!" dedicated?

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