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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “The Trouble with Paradise” through “Faulkner and Woman”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chinua Achebe," what does Morrison say she discovered at Africa House?
(a) African literature.
(b) African American art.
(c) A writer who helped her meet Chinua Achebe.
(d) A series of lectures by Chinua Achebe.

2. According to Morrison, identifying the race of a subject can have what unintended consequence?
(a) Shaping public perception of whiteness.
(b) Inaccurately depicting race as "real" instead of as a "construct."
(c) Perpetuating stereotypes and marginalizing minorities.
(d) Better representation of marginalized communities.

3. In "The Site of Memory," Morrison remarks upon what tone common in slave narratives?
(a) Despair.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) Fury.

4. In "The Slavebody and the Blackbody," what does Morrison call the "ghost in the machine"?
(a) Racism.
(b) The slavebody.
(c) The blackbody.
(d) Poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hannah Peace?

2. "The War on Error" is a speech given to what group?

3. According to Morrison, how does fascism arise?

4. In "God's Language," what does Morrison say is the place of religion in African American culture?

5. Morrison began Beloved after seeing what?

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