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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) Creating peace and security.
(b) Control over history's narrative.
(c) Distribution of wealth.
(d) Cultural apartheid or integration.

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

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

4. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison says that one of her aims is to do what?
(a) Criticize.
(b) Reassure.
(c) Provoke.
(d) Remember.

5. What does Morrison say is at its greatest height since the time of the slave trade?
(a) Globalism.
(b) The opening of boarders.
(c) Legislative attempts to integrate newcomers.
(d) The mass movement of people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on your reading of "Arts Advocacy," which statement would Morrison agree with?

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

3. The Radiance of the King is a novel by Camara Laye, an author of what origin?

4. Morrison claims that after WWII, the language used to discuss war became more what?

5. According to Morrison, identifying the race of a subject can have what unintended consequence?

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