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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Interlude--Black Matter(s), including the essays “Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature” through “Hard, True, and Lasting”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Morrison's "Black Matter(s)," the slave population became the focus of what fundamental feeling of the colonists?
(a) The "Pilgrim's awe and piety."
(b) The "Romantic yearning for freedom."
(c) The "outcast's terror."
(d) The "immigrant's hope."

2. Which of the following is a key characteristic of globalism, according to Morrison?
(a) The Americanization of the world.
(b) Creating world peace.
(c) Unity among workers.
(d) Celebration of diversity.

3. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison divides women into three groups: feminists, anti-feminists, and whom?
(a) Libertarians.
(b) Nonaligned humanists.
(c) Radical socialists.
(d) Integrationists.

4. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison uses the phrase "internecine conflict." In context, this phrase means what?
(a) A conflict that hurts both sides.
(b) A philosophical difference that divides a group.
(c) Conflict between women.
(d) Hostility between the classes.

5. "The War on Error" is a speech given to what group?
(a) Sarah Lawrence College.
(b) Amnesty International.
(c) ArtTable.
(d) The Newspaper Association of America.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Black Matter(s)," Morrison retells the story of William Dunbar as an example of what?

2. In "Academic Whispers," Morrison compares African American literature to what?

3. According to Morrison, how does fascism arise?

4. "Noblesse oblige" is a philosophy that urged the nobility to do what?

5. What does Morrison praise the National Endowment for the Arts for in "The Individual Artist"?

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