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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 – 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author concludes Chapter 3 by saying that what "shouldn't be an ambition"?
(a) "New paths to progress."
(b) "Reexamining history."
(c) "Justice."
(d) "Just getting along."

2. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "Someone in the audience asks the man promoting his new book on humor what makes something funny. His answer is what you expect." What is the answer he gives?
(a) "Gravity."
(b) "Irony."
(c) "Character."
(d) "Context."

3. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the past has "turned your flesh into its own" what?
(a) "Blackboard."
(b) "Table."
(c) "Slate."
(d) "Cupboard."

4. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Santa Monica.
(d) Chicago.

5. What film does the author describe seeing with a friend in Chapter 1?
(a) The Color Purple.
(b) Tomorrow's Child.
(c) Amistad.
(d) The House We Live In.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Serena Williams's sister?

2. The author writes in Chapter 1, "You are reminded of a conversation you had recently, comparing the merits of sentences constructed implicitly with 'yes, and' rather than" what?

3. In Chapter 1, the author begins with the statement, "When you are alone and too tired even to turn on any of your devices, you let yourself linger in" what?

4. The author writes in Chapter 3, "After considering Butler's remarks, you begin to understand yourself as rendered" what?

5. Where has Judith Butler taught since 1993?

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