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

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

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

4. Morrison begins "Moral Inhabitants" with a list of what Colonial import and export items?
(a) Indentured servants.
(b) Guns.
(c) Bibles and other religious tracts.
(d) Slaves.

5. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," what does Morrison blame for diminishing our desire to care for others in modern times?
(a) The rise of fascism in Western democracies.
(b) The rise of non-governmental organizations.
(c) Widespread poverty in our own country.
(d) Our fear of the movement of people across borders.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison says that one of her aims is to do what?

4. What does Morrison say is at its greatest height since the time of the slave trade?

5. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," Morrison compares money to what?

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