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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. "Noblesse oblige" is a philosophy that urged the nobility to do what?
(a) Seize power from the church.
(b) Accumulate as much land as possible.
(c) Prevent strangers from entering their lands.
(d) Share their wealth.

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

3. Where did Morrison go to school as a child?
(a) In desegregated private schools throughout America.
(b) In public schools in Florida that were suddenly segregated while she was a student.
(c) In segregated private schools in New York.
(d) In public schools in Ohio that had never been segregated.

4. In "Race Matters," Morrison creates a metaphorical comparison between "race-specific, race-free" language and what?
(a) A church.
(b) Civil rights actions like the Selma bridge march.
(c) Romantic love.
(d) A borderless, safe, outdoor space.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Race Matters," Morrison says that she refuses to write in what voice?

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

3. In the story that opens "The Nobel Lecture in Literature," what do the children ask the old woman about?

4. In "Moral Inhabitants," Morrison says that the ability to make fine distinctions shows what?

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

(see the answer key)

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