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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1- 69).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rankine say of her own white husband's attitude towards white privilege?
(a) He thinks he understands and recognizes his own privilege, and he certainly understands the right terminology to use.
(b) He teaches a class about white privilege similar to the one Rankine teaches.
(c) He has only recently begun to talk about white privilege.
(d) He does not like to engage on this topic.

3. What does one white man whose son did not gain entry by early admission to Yale tell Rankine he thinks is part of the problem?
(a) His son did not have enough extra-curricular activities.
(b) His son's grades were not high enough.
(c) He did not donate any money to the university.
(d) The Asians are flooding the Ivy Leagues.

4. Which Supreme Court Justice does Rankine take issue with for his assertion that he had no connections at Yale?
(a) Samuel Alito.
(b) Neil Gorsuch.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) Brett Kavanaugh.

5. What does Rankine notice in Part I about her "banter" with strangers?
(a) She ends up speaking with younger people constantly.
(b) She never ends up talking with Asian people.
(c) She finds that she always ends up talking with other people working in academia.
(d) She does not often fall into conversation with white men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rankine say American voter registration laws can function as in some states?

2. Which term, coined by Orlando Patterson, does Frank Wilderson III borrow, according to Rankine?

3. Who is Rankine's favorite musical group?

4. Which of the following does Rankine write that the "root of chastise" is?

5. What song did Rankine and one of her white male co-travelers in Part I both love?

(see the answer key)

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