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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “James Baldwin Eulogy” through “The Writer Before the Page”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," why does Morrison include a list of colonial conquests?
(a) To compare the conquerors with the average citizen today.
(b) To question her audience's understanding of history.
(c) To illustrate the bloody history of wealth accumulation.
(d) To argue that history will always be cruel and inhumane.

2. In "Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.," what does Morrison say she wonders about MLK?
(a) Where he found his courage.
(b) Whether he would be satisfied with the progress Americans have made.
(c) Whether he would be disappointed in her.
(d) How he preserved his sense of hope.

3. In "Grendel and His Mother," what omission from Beowulf does Morrison say is significant?
(a) The character of Grendel's father.
(b) Grendel's relationship with his mother.
(c) The impact of Grendel's actions on the Danes.
(d) Grendel's motivation.

4. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison says that one of her aims is to do what?
(a) Provoke.
(b) Reassure.
(c) Criticize.
(d) Remember.

5. In "The Habit of Art," Morrison praises the artist Toby Lewis for what?
(a) Disrupting the status quo with her provocative work.
(b) Taking on the perspective of the "other."
(c) Placing art in public workplaces.
(d) Creating great religious art.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Site of Memory," Morrison says that a large part of her "literary heritage" is what?

2. In "Grendel and His Mother," what claim does Morrison make for Beowulf?

3. In "God's Language," what does Morrison say seems more true the longer she writes?

4. In "The Writer Before the Page," Morrison compares a successful text to what?

5. In "Arts Advocacy," Morrison recounts discovering that a highly regarded artist vetoed funding for another artist for what reason?

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