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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “James Baldwin Eulogy” through “The Writer Before the Page”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Grendel and His Mother," Morrison notes that Beowulf is a part of Western literature's characterization of evil as what?
(a) A product of environment.
(b) A philosophical construct.
(c) Pervasive.
(d) Feminine.

2. Morrison begins "Moral Inhabitants" with a list of what Colonial import and export items?
(a) Bibles and other religious tracts.
(b) Guns.
(c) Indentured servants.
(d) Slaves.

3. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison says that when you hate you become what?
(a) A slave.
(b) A monster.
(c) An addict.
(d) A victim.

4. John Gardner's novel Grendel uses the original story as a source for what?
(a) A retelling from Grendel's point of view.
(b) A feminist interpretation of Grendel's mother.
(c) A psychological study of motherhood.
(d) A meditation on the nature of heroism.

5. In "Race Matters," what word does Morrison call an unsatisfying and shallow ending for Beloved?
(a) House.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Remember.
(d) Audacity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Slavebody and the Blackbody," what does Morrison call the "ghost in the machine"?

2. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," what irony is Morrison's discussion of "Feed the Children" campaigns intended to illustrate?

3. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," what does Morrison blame for diminishing our desire to care for others in modern times?

4. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," why does Morrison include a list of colonial conquests?

5. In "Arts Advocacy," Morrison recounts discovering that a highly regarded artist vetoed funding for another artist for what reason?

(see the answer key)

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