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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “James Baldwin Eulogy” through “The Writer Before the Page”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Individual Artist," why does Morrison say that the romantic vision of the artist is a "Procrustean bed"?
(a) Because the romantic ideal is old-fashioned.
(b) Because it denies artists their individuality.
(c) Because it makes a legend out of ordinary reality.
(d) Because it implies that artists suffer because they are lazy.

2. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison uses the phrase "internecine conflict." In context, this phrase means what?
(a) A conflict that hurts both sides.
(b) A philosophical difference that divides a group.
(c) Conflict between women.
(d) Hostility between the classes.

3. In "Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes," Morrison says that she was told that the two responses to chaos are what?
(a) Imagination and reshaping.
(b) Critique and acceptance.
(c) Despair and hope.
(d) Naming and violence.

4. In "Black Matter(s)," what aspect of American slavery does Morrison claim makes its impact so long-lasting in American culture?
(a) Laws against teaching slaves to read and write.
(b) The religion of slave-owners.
(c) The skin color of the slaves.
(d) The breakup of slave families.

5. In "Black Matter(s)," Morrison retells the story of William Dunbar as an example of what?
(a) A critic who understands the significance of Black art.
(b) A prototypical American white male.
(c) A victim of state violence.
(d) A slave who struggled to make his voice heard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes," Morrison proposes that the third response to chaos is what?

2. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison blames what group for the oppression of women?

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

4. "Noblesse oblige" is a philosophy that urged the nobility to do what?

5. Morrison compares the Africa of the Western imagination to what legendary monster?

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