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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) Distribution of wealth.
(c) Cultural apartheid or integration.
(d) Creating peace and security.

2. In "Moral Inhabitants," what is the list of American leaders meant to demonstrate?
(a) Great leaders are born, not made.
(b) History only shows us one side of these leaders.
(c) Great leaders are "ahead of their time."
(d) Slavery was a violent and degrading institution.

3. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison defines "dreaming" as what?
(a) A meditative state that improves the creative capacity of the Self.
(b) Deliberate imagining that creates intimacy with the Other.
(c) An impractical luxury we cannot afford in modern times.
(d) Wasted time engaged in wishful thinking.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Individual Artist," why does Morrison say that the romantic vision of the artist is a "Procrustean bed"?

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

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

4. Morrison begins "Moral Inhabitants" with a list of what Colonial import and export items?

5. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," why does Morrison include a list of colonial conquests?

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