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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Excluding Voices, A Necklace of Thoughts on the Ideology of Style, Chapter 3, The Death of the Profane.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was removed from the article Williams wrote after the first edit?
(a) Her race.
(b) The date it happened.
(c) Her expression of rage.
(d) The name of the store.

2. What does Williams say traditional jurisprudence looked for?
(a) The maximum sentence.
(b) Particulars to a specific case.
(c) A relative reference.
(d) Uncompromising point of reference.

3. What does Williams argue really happened when the slaves were "freed"?
(a) They went to school.
(b) They were used as free labor.
(c) They were unowned.
(d) They were kept in slavery.

4. Who does Williams argue suffered under the then-current system?
(a) The rich.
(b) African-Americans.
(c) The poor.
(d) Rich and poor.

5. What does Williams believe law is?
(a) Used to oppress African-Americans.
(b) Made by white people.
(c) Inter-subjective.
(d) Necessary for society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does Williams say she drew from the incident at the store?

2. What common conception does Williams target in her book?

3. What does Williams claim she bridged in The Alchemy of Race and Rights?

4. How does Williams feel about being a lawyer in Part I, Chapter 1?

5. What did the memo Williams received accuse her of doing?

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