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

2. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," what irony is Morrison's discussion of "Feed the Children" campaigns intended to illustrate?
(a) Generosity towards the vulnerable turning to violence as soon as the vulnerable try to advocate for themselves.
(b) The easy manipulation of well-educated people by supposedly uneducated people.
(c) Creative imagination being limited by our own wealth and power.
(d) The desire of wealthy Americans to spread a culture that other nations cannot afford.

3. Based on your reading of "Arts Advocacy," which statement would Morrison agree with?
(a) Art is a steadying force in society.
(b) The existence of art in a society is precarious.
(c) Real artists are able to create regardless of their circumstances.
(d) Artists are not responsible for a dialogue with society.

4. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," what does Morrison blame for diminishing our desire to care for others in modern times?
(a) Our fear of the movement of people across borders.
(b) The rise of fascism in Western democracies.
(c) Widespread poverty in our own country.
(d) The rise of non-governmental organizations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Slavebody and the Blackbody," when Morrison suggests that writing about slavery cuts away at the scar tissue the blackbody uses to hide the slavebody, what technique is she using?

2. In "Moral Inhabitants," Morrison says that the ability to make fine distinctions shows what?

3. The ending of The Radiance of the King, according to Morrison, indicates that Clarence has undergone what kind of transformation?

4. Where does Morrison say we erroneously turn for answers to contemporary social problems?

5. In "The Slavebody and the Blackbody," Morrison says what about slavery?

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