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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “The Trouble with Paradise” through “Faulkner and Woman”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Unspeakable Things Unspoken," Morrison introduces Rogin's commentary on Moby Dick for what purpose?
(a) So that she can rebut Rogin's reading of Moby Dick.
(b) As an example of how a canonical piece can be enriched by reading for the Black presence.
(c) To highlight the importance of Black scholarship.
(d) As part of her explication of the timeline of Western literature.

2. In "The Slavebody and the Blackbody," Morrison says what about slavery?
(a) Writing about it can be cruel to modern African Americans.
(b) Slavery's consequences have been the same throughout history.
(c) It is an ancient practice that is not always tied to racism.
(d) Most modern Americans do not have any historic ties to slavery.

3. The art show Morrison discusses in "Harlem on My Mind" had a catalog with a forward written by whom?
(a) Romare Bearden.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) The city parks commissioner.
(d) A high-school student.

4. Where did Morrison go to school as a child?
(a) In desegregated private schools throughout America.
(b) In segregated private schools in New York.
(c) In public schools in Ohio that had never been segregated.
(d) In public schools in Florida that were suddenly segregated while she was a student.

5. What does Morrison praise the National Endowment for the Arts for in "The Individual Artist"?
(a) Avoiding controversy.
(b) Funding art that everyone agrees is worthwhile.
(c) Encouraging patriotism in the arts.
(d) Taking risks on individual artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Future of Time," Morrison uses repetition of what phrase?

2. In "Black Matter(s)," Morrison speculates that slaves offered white Americans a sense of what?

3. In "God's Language," what does Morrison say gets more attention than paradise?

4. In "Race Matters," Morrison says that she refuses to write in what voice?

5. Which of the following is a key characteristic of globalism, according to Morrison?

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