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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Interlude--Black Matter(s), including the essays “Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.” through “Black Matter(s)”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Morrison, identifying the race of a subject can have what unintended consequence?
(a) Inaccurately depicting race as "real" instead of as a "construct."
(b) Perpetuating stereotypes and marginalizing minorities.
(c) Shaping public perception of whiteness.
(d) Better representation of marginalized communities.

2. Morrison's reading of fiction about Africa written by non-African writers reminded her of what part of her childhood?
(a) When she struggled to understand a movie set in Asia.
(b) Her own immigration to America from Ghana.
(c) When the church collection plate was passed to raise money for Africa.
(d) The first time she was called a racial epithet.

3. What is one of the consequences that Morrison blames on minstrelsy?
(a) Racism.
(b) The debasement of language.
(c) The centering of African American culture.
(d) Class warfare.

4. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison defines "dreaming" as what?
(a) A meditative state that improves the creative capacity of the Self.
(b) An impractical luxury we cannot afford in modern times.
(c) Deliberate imagining that creates intimacy with the Other.
(d) Wasted time engaged in wishful thinking.

5. To whom does Morrison address her remarks about the dead of September 11, 2001?
(a) To the terrorists responsible for the deaths.
(b) To the dead themselves.
(c) To the families of the dead.
(d) To all Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Literature and Public Life," what does Morrison say shapes our understanding of community?

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

3. In "The Individual Artist," why does Morrison say that the romantic vision of the artist is a "Procrustean bed"?

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

5. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison says that when you hate you become what?

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