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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. What question does Morrison say is at the center of of government?
(a) Control over history's narrative.
(b) Creating peace and security.
(c) Cultural apartheid or integration.
(d) Distribution of wealth.

2. Morrison claims that after WWII, the language used to discuss war became more what?
(a) Childish and simplistic.
(b) Elevated and heroic.
(c) Persuasive and subtle.
(d) Propagandistic and angry.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What does Morrison say is a key reason for Western projections onto Africa?

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

(see the answer key)

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