Voyage of the Sable Venus Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Lewis do to the quote from Abshiro Aden Mohammed, Women's Leader at a Somali refugee camp, in the poem "Verga:"? (from Pages 1 - 19)

She rewrites it in Spanish.

She rearranges the words to create new lines and phrases.

She switches the roles of the men and the women.

She changes the punctuation.

2.

What does Lewis state is one of her objectives in the prologue of "Voyage of the Sable Venus"? (from Pages 32 - 82)

To rewrite art history beginning with prehistoric art.

To show how art and those who create/display it influence thought, are complicit in the creation of history.

To make the Sable Venus come alive, and inhabit a space of her own in art history.

To reveal the flaws of artists/museums, and show how misleading art can be.

3.

In "Let Me Live in a House by the Side of the Road and be a Friend to Man," which stars are portrayed as divine figures? (from Pages 20 - 31)

Diana Ross and Al Green.

Richard Pryor and Lena Horne.

Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.

Sonny and Cher.

4.

Who became a resting place for the voyage? (from Pages 137 - 159)

The women of postmodernism.

The citizens of Ancient Greece.

The Sable Venus.

The Black Virgin.

5.

How do the farmers in "Frame" feel about the changing landscape around them? (from Pages 117 - 124)

They feel appreciative of their new neighbors and the new industry.

They resigned to trying to continue with their old ways of life.

They are content, but bored.

They feel lost and resentful.

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