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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The American Exception” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though private interests play a role in the lives of many Americans, what private interest does Smith say should not be one of them?
(a) The Postal system.
(b) Social security.
(c) Education.
(d) Healthcare.

2. Nabokov said the inspiration for his novel came from an article about an ape that drew what?
(a) His captors.
(b) Bananas.
(c) His self-portrait.
(d) His own cage.

3. What former British Prime Minister does Smith reference at the end of “The American Exception”?
(a) Margaret Thatcher.
(b) Neville Chamberlain.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Tony Blair.

4. What is one of the ways in which Smith said she had tried to resist her own nature?
(a) By wearing fake nails.
(b) By speaking with a fake accent.
(c) By dying her gray hair.
(d) By not keeping track of her menstrual cycles.

5. What name does Smith say would better suit the writing department in which she works at the University in “Peonies”?
(a) The Experiential Experience Department.
(b) The Controlling Experience Department.
(c) The Mind Control Department.
(d) The Controlling Educator Department.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president’s speech does Smith cite at the start of “The American Exception”?

2. Despite a pandemic’s ability to discriminate, says Smith, the structure of American hierarchy meant that which groups experience higher death rates?

3. At the end of “The American Exception,” what did Smith say states were forced to bid on during the pandemic?

4. What does Smith say the link to long life in America is?

5. What does Smith say “demanded a new dawn” (11)?

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