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

2. To whom does Morrison address her remarks about the dead of September 11, 2001?
(a) To the dead themselves.
(b) To the families of the dead.
(c) To the terrorists responsible for the deaths.
(d) To all Americans.

3. According to Morrison, how does fascism arise?
(a) With sudden revolution.
(b) By insisting that all people be treated identically.
(c) When minority groups gain power over the majority.
(d) As a series of small, orderly steps.

4. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," Morrison compares money to what?
(a) Slavery.
(b) An art critic.
(c) A mistress.
(d) Television.

5. The ending of The Radiance of the King, according to Morrison, indicates that Clarence has undergone what kind of transformation?
(a) He learns to fear becoming like native Africans.
(b) He is now worthy of being a king.
(c) He fully inhabits Western ideals of masculinity.
(d) He opens himself to the African gaze.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Morrison's reading of fiction about Africa written by non-African writers reminded her of what part of her childhood?

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

4. In "A Race in Mind," Morrison asks for more thoughtful work from what group?

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

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