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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 71 - 134).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Saturday Night Live actress tweeted about harassment comparing her to an ape?
(a) Melissa Villasenor.
(b) Leslie Jones.
(c) Shasheer Zameta.
(d) Kristen Wiig.

2. What does Rankine say American voter registration laws can function as in some states?
(a) Infringement on free speech.
(b) Ways to employ more people.
(c) De facto Jim Crow laws.
(d) The precursors to riots.

3. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude that the Black race could not produce?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A poet.
(c) A musician.
(d) A dancer.

4. Who said, "I do not understand that because I do not want a negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife?"
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) William Harrison.

5. What is the name for the pictures photographers used to use to gauge skin tone?
(a) White Cards.
(b) Shirley Cards.
(c) Paint Cards.
(d) Black Cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What source does Rankine recommend for an extended argument for integration?

2. What word or phrase did Joyelle McSweeney define that Rankine includes in Part II?

3. What did police often ask Rankine and her husband when they were pulled over in New York City and New Jersey?

4. What subject did philosopher Charles Mills and sociologist Wulf Hund edit a volume of essays about?

5. Who did Malcolm X say was the most disrespected, unprotected, and neglected person in America?

(see the answer key)

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