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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 267 - 335).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Rankine ask about white being being able to speak to their own whiteness in Part I?
(a) If white people can't see their own whiteness, how can they speak to it?
(b) If white people are all highly paid, why should they be moved to speak to their whiteness?
(c) If white people are all tired of talking about police brutality, how can they speak to their whiteness?
(d) If white people do not read history, how can they speak to their whiteness?

2. What does Rankine think about her friend's response to the incident at the play in Part III?
(a) She is thankful for the response but she stops speaking to her white friend.
(b) She is even more upset by it.
(c) She is encouraged that they are engaging in conversation about what happened.
(d) She wants to ask her other colleagues what they think about the whole situation.

3. What does Rankine insist at a dinner party in Part III was a major cause of Donald Trump's presidential election in 2016?
(a) Russian interference.
(b) A very good communications team.
(c) Racism.
(d) The Democrats' incompetence.

4. What does Rankine outright accuse the other guests at the dinner party of doing to her in trying to change the subject away from racism?
(a) Silencing her.
(b) Being as bad as the president himself.
(c) Being complicit in violence.
(d) Trying to get her fired.

5. What does the document Notes on the State of Virginia say that Blacks are much inferior to whites in?
(a) Visual acuity.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Physical strength.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rankine write at the end of her section about police interactions with Black citizens in Part IV?

2. What idea does one white woman tell Rankine dying her hair blond returns her to?

3. What was the name of the 2017 Virginia rally of white supremacists?

4. Which Indiana police captain challenges another police captain over an issue of white privilege in a transcript in Part III?

5. Which Black female candidate for governor in 2018 does Rankine identify as having endured racist attacks during her campaign?

(see the answer key)

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