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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Trial by Text, A Sequence of Sublimation, Chapter 4, Teleology on the Rocks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second attitude Williams say was racist?
(a) Leave well enough alone.
(b) Better safe than sorry.
(c) A prejudiced society is better than a violent society.
(d) Violence is good.

2. What story about Harvard did Williams use to illustrate the point she made in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) Her speaking with her students.
(b) Her arguing with a fellow law professor.
(c) Her receiving an award.
(d) Harvard's inability to find African American female professors.

3. What does Williams say about how she was treated during her different social functions?
(a) As a woman.
(b) As a slave.
(c) As a white man.
(d) Both as black and non-black.

4. What store was Williams prevented from entering?
(a) Benetton.
(b) Neiman-Marcus.
(c) K-Mart.
(d) Walmart.

5. What does Williams say the examples she gave in Part II, Chapter 4 illustrate?
(a) Unlawful African-Americans.
(b) Racism among police officers.
(c) The neutrality of the law.
(d) Strong segregationist instinct among whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say the "evidentiary rules" of legitimating turf war had whites believe?

2. What does Williams argue capitalism did to things that properly had no price?

3. Who does Williams say ignored her while she was attending college?

4. What does Williams say was an important form of oppression?

5. Who prevented Williams from entering the store in Part I, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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