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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of literature does Morrison discuss at length in "Black Matter(s)"?
(a) Slave narratives.
(b) Religious sermons.
(c) Art criticism.
(d) Literary memoirs.

2. Where does Morrison say we erroneously turn for answers to contemporary social problems?
(a) The past.
(b) Science.
(c) Religion.
(d) Literature.

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

4. In "The Habit of Art," Morrison praises the artist Toby Lewis for what?
(a) Creating great religious art.
(b) Placing art in public workplaces.
(c) Taking on the perspective of the "other."
(d) Disrupting the status quo with her provocative work.

5. What question does Morrison say is at the center of of government?
(a) Control over history's narrative.
(b) Distribution of wealth.
(c) Creating peace and security.
(d) Cultural apartheid or integration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story that opens "The Nobel Lecture in Literature," where does the old woman say the answer to the children's question is?

3. In "The Future of Time," Morrison uses repetition of what phrase?

4. In "The Future of Time," Morrison points to what two forces as responsible for our modern relationship to the future?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In “Harlem on My Mind," what does Morrison point to as the causes of the failure of the New York Metropolitan Museum's 1968 exhibit on Harlem?

2. In “The Habit of Art," why does Morrison allude to Antigone?

3. In “The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations," why does Morrison say it is important for us to turn our attention to the future?

4. In “Literature and Public Life," what does Morrison blame television for, and what does she propose as a solution?

5. In “Women, Race, and Memory” how does Morrison describe the way "non-aligned" women are viewed by feminists and anti-feminists, and how do non-aligned women view them?

6. In “The Individual Artist," what is the paradox that Morrison says artists face?

7. In “The Foreigner’s Home,” what point is Morrison making with her discussion of The Radiance of the King?

8. in “The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," what stages does Morrison trace the evolution of Western culture's attitude toward the accumulation of money?

9. In “War Against Error," what does Morrison propose as a new "curriculum," and what does she hope it will accomplish?

10. In “Black Matter(s)," what does Morrison mean by the term "Africanism"?

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