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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Interlude--Black Matter(s), including the essays “Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.” through “Black Matter(s)”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Race Matters," what word does Morrison call an unsatisfying and shallow ending for Beloved?
(a) Audacity.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Remember.
(d) House.

3. Morrison's reading of fiction about Africa written by non-African writers reminded her of what part of her childhood?
(a) The first time she was called a racial epithet.
(b) When she struggled to understand a movie set in Asia.
(c) When the church collection plate was passed to raise money for Africa.
(d) Her own immigration to America from Ghana.

4. Which of the following is a key characteristic of globalism, according to Morrison?
(a) The Americanization of the world.
(b) Celebration of diversity.
(c) Unity among workers.
(d) Creating world peace.

5. In "Race Matters," Morrison says that tow of the thematic concerns of her work are race and what?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Gender.
(c) History.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Black Matter(s)," Morrison says that immigration from the Old World to the New World is usually seen as what?

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

3. In "Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.," what does Morrison say is MLK's legacy?

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

5. In "The Habit of Art," Morrison praises the artist Toby Lewis for what?

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