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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part I--The Foreigner’s Home, including the essays “Moral Inhabitants” through “The Slavebody and the Blackbody”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Habit of Art," Morrison tells the anecdote about Antigone in Haiti to illustrate what point?
(a) Art has real-world power.
(b) Acting in a play is therapeutic.
(c) Ancient Greek works are still relevant today.
(d) Dictators try to crush artistic expression.

2. According to Morrison, globalism creates a fear of what?
(a) Development.
(b) Ideology.
(c) Marketing.
(d) Foreignness.

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

4. In "A Race in Mind," Morrison asks for more thoughtful work from what group?
(a) Government.
(b) Art critics.
(c) Authors.
(d) The press.

5. Where does Morrison say we erroneously turn for answers to contemporary social problems?
(a) The past.
(b) Religion.
(c) Science.
(d) Literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Individual Artist," what does Morrison find interesting about the feud between literary critics from different schools of criticism?

2. According to Morrison, identifying the race of a subject can have what unintended consequence?

3. "Noblesse oblige" is a philosophy that urged the nobility to do what?

4. In "The Habit of Art," Morrison praises the artist Toby Lewis for what?

5. The ending of The Radiance of the King, according to Morrison, indicates that Clarence has undergone what kind of transformation?

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