Voyage of the Sable Venus Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What did Lewis come to see was the real issue with the Black female figures she saw? (from Pages 137 - 159)

Their anononymity and namelessness.

Their names.

Their brokenness and fragmentation.

Their idea that they were not alive and did not exist.

2.

Who is a figure of Black female divinity in the "Voyage of the Sable Venus"? (from Pages 32 - 82)

Diana.

Parvati.

The Black Madonna.

Mary.

3.

What is the Venus of Compton holding? (from Pages 83 - 116)

A mask.

A pearl.

The Sable Venus's oyster shell.

A book of ancient history.

4.

What does the speaker in "Art & Craft" do to her hair? (from Pages 117 - 124)

She cuts it in secret.

She braids it herself.

She shaves it off.

She grows it long.

5.

What happens to the soldiers in "Beauty's Nest"? (from Pages 20 - 31)

They take a road trip to the Grand Canyon, but have to camp out along the way because no hotels will let them in.

They visit the Grand Canyon, and celebrate the end of the war together.

They visit the Grand Canyon, but are unable to find a motel to stay in because they are all segregated.

They stay the night at the Grand Canyon in a luxurious hotel.

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