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

2. In "Moral Inhabitants," Morrison says that the ability to make fine distinctions shows what?
(a) Morality.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Intelligence.

3. In "The Slavebody and the Blackbody," Morrison says what about slavery?
(a) It is an ancient practice that is not always tied to racism.
(b) Slavery's consequences have been the same throughout history.
(c) Most modern Americans do not have any historic ties to slavery.
(d) Writing about it can be cruel to modern African Americans.

4. What is it that Morrison says distinguishes globalism from previous movements?
(a) Its documentation in literature.
(b) Changes in political alliances.
(c) Its speed.
(d) The way it distributes wealth.

5. In "The Individual Artist," what does Morrison find interesting about the feud between literary critics from different schools of criticism?
(a) Black authors are being centered in the canon for the first time.
(b) There seems to be no place for the artist in the argument.
(c) It has been covered in the Times Literary Supplement.
(d) Structuralists see the work as a dynamic interaction between reader and text.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Morrison say is at the center of of government?

2. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," what irony is Morrison's discussion of "Feed the Children" campaigns intended to illustrate?

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

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

5. Which of the following is a key characteristic of globalism, according to Morrison?

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