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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 "The Future of Time," what does Morrison say it seems like "the future" means to people today?
(a) Infinity.
(b) Despair.
(c) Nothing at all.
(d) 20-40 years from now.

2. Store displays arranged to look like the interiors of houses and the interiors of houses arranged to look like store displays is an example Morrison gives of which aspect of globalism?
(a) Corporate control of formerly public spaces.
(b) The erasure of the line between public and private.
(c) The boundless creation of wealth.
(d) Its division of people into "center" and "margin."

3. According to "Harlem on My Mind," almost 28 years after the "Harlem" exhibit, the Guggenheim museum did what?
(a) Devoted an entire exhibition to Romare Bearden.
(b) Excluded Black artists from a major retrospective exhibition.
(c) Mounted an exhibition more concerned with Black politics than art.
(d) Focused on the question of what makes Black art Black.

4. Based on your reading of "Arts Advocacy," which statement would Morrison agree with?
(a) Art is a steadying force in society.
(b) Artists are not responsible for a dialogue with society.
(c) Real artists are able to create regardless of their circumstances.
(d) The existence of art in a society is precarious.

5. According to Morrison's "Black Matter(s)," Gothic Romance is evidence of what feeling in the new nation?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Race Matters," Morrison says that tow of the thematic concerns of her work are race and what?

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

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

4. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison defines "dreaming" as what?

5. What does Morrison say is a key reason for Western projections onto Africa?

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