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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a key characteristic of globalism, according to Morrison?
(a) Unity among workers.
(b) Celebration of diversity.
(c) The Americanization of the world.
(d) Creating world peace.

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

3. According to Morrison's "Black Matter(s)," the slave population became the focus of what fundamental feeling of the colonists?
(a) The "immigrant's hope."
(b) The "Pilgrim's awe and piety."
(c) The "Romantic yearning for freedom."
(d) The "outcast's terror."

4. According to Morrison, how does fascism arise?
(a) By insisting that all people be treated identically.
(b) As a series of small, orderly steps.
(c) When minority groups gain power over the majority.
(d) With sudden revolution.

5. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison uses the phrase "internecine conflict." In context, this phrase means what?
(a) Hostility between the classes.
(b) A philosophical difference that divides a group.
(c) A conflict that hurts both sides.
(d) Conflict between women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Race in Mind," Morrison asks for more thoughtful work from what group?

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

3. Morrison begins "Moral Inhabitants" with a list of what Colonial import and export items?

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

5. In "Black Matter(s)," Morrison says that a key "absence" in writing about racism is the omission of its impact on whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “Literature and Public Life," what does Morrison blame television for, and what does she propose as a solution?

2. In “The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations," why does Morrison say it is important for us to turn our attention to the future?

3. In “The Nobel Lecture in Literature," Morrison explains why oppressive language is a problem: what effects does she claim it has?

4. In “Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," what are the things that Morrison says Dr. King believed in?

5. In “Women, Race, and Memory” how does Morrison describe the way "non-aligned" women are viewed by feminists and anti-feminists, and how do non-aligned women view them?

6. In “Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," what does Morrison say that she wonders about MLK, and why?

7. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address,” how does Morrison define dreaming and why does she think it is important?

8. In “The Habit of Art," why does Morrison allude to Antigone?

9. in “The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," what stages does Morrison trace the evolution of Western culture's attitude toward the accumulation of money?

10. What current problems with arts funding does Morrison identify in “Arts Advocacy”?

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