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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part I--The Foreigner’s Home, including the essays “Moral Inhabitants” through “The Slavebody and the Blackbody”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Radiance of the King is a novel by Camara Laye, an author of what origin?
(a) North American.
(b) European.
(c) African.
(d) Asian.

2. In "The Individual Artist," why does Morrison say that the romantic vision of the artist is a "Procrustean bed"?
(a) Because it denies artists their individuality.
(b) Because it makes a legend out of ordinary reality.
(c) Because the romantic ideal is old-fashioned.
(d) Because it implies that artists suffer because they are lazy.

3. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," why does Morrison include a list of colonial conquests?
(a) To illustrate the bloody history of wealth accumulation.
(b) To argue that history will always be cruel and inhumane.
(c) To compare the conquerors with the average citizen today.
(d) To question her audience's understanding of history.

4. In "The Habit of Art," Morrison tells the anecdote about Antigone in Haiti to illustrate what point?
(a) Ancient Greek works are still relevant today.
(b) Art has real-world power.
(c) Acting in a play is therapeutic.
(d) Dictators try to crush artistic expression.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the consequences that Morrison blames on minstrelsy?

2. To whom does Morrison address her remarks about the dead of September 11, 2001?

3. Morrison compares the Africa of the Western imagination to what legendary monster?

4. In "The Habit of Art," Morrison praises the artist Toby Lewis for what?

5. In "The Individual Artist," what does Morrison find interesting about the feud between literary critics from different schools of criticism?

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