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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 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) He did not donate any money to the university.
(c) His son's grades were not high enough.
(d) The Asians are flooding the Ivy Leagues.

2. What phrase does Rankine say Barack Obama's 2008 campaign slogan had its roots in?
(a) A Louis Armstrong song.
(b) Nike's advertising slogan.
(c) The United Farm Workers of America's phrase, Si Se Puede.
(d) A Billie Holiday song.

3. Who was the creator of the Barbie Doll?
(a) Mamie Eisenhower.
(b) Richard Winker.
(c) Ruth Handler.
(d) Margie Farrington.

4. What is the term for the style of dying on the tips of one's hair blonde?
(a) Feathering.
(b) Razoring.
(c) Ombre.
(d) Partial highlights.

5. What was the name of the 2017 Virginia rally of white supremacists?
(a) Unite the Right.
(b) The New Socialist Democratic Movement.
(c) Conserve Our History.
(d) Righters are Fighters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which white documentary maker does Rankine study with her class?

2. What does theorist Barbara Johnson suggest about whatever narratives exist?

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

4. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude that the Black race could not produce?

5. When was the word "privilege" first used, according to Rankine?

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