My First Conk
470-569
What is a Conk?
a) A type of shell you blow into
b) A Rooster
c) A type of hairstyle for African American Men in which they bleach their hair
d) A hair style primarily for African American Men in which they straighten their hair with Congolone
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d) A hair style primarily for African American Men in which they straighten their hair with Congolone
The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s up to early-mid 1960s. This hairstyle called for a man with naturally "kinky" hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer called congolene
Which of the following was not created during the New Deal?
a) CCC
b) STFU
c) AFL
d) TVA
b) AFL
The American Federation of Labor was founded in 1886, not created during the 30s
5(4-1)
What Rhetorical Device is most strongly present in the following quote from My First Conk
"He lathered and spray-rinsed, lathered and spray-rinsed, maybe ten or twelve times, each time gradually closing the hot-water faucet, until the rinse was cold, and that helped some"
a) Anaphora
b) Metaphor
c) Simile
d) Repetition
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d) Repetition
"Lathered and spray-rinsed" is repeated to emphasize the thorough job that gets done before a Conk
(1+2+3+4+5)/3
Which of the follow is a rhetorical device that appears in this quote: "Karens are 'the policewomen of all human behavior.' Karens don't believe in vaccines. Karens have short hair. Karens are selfish."
a) anaphora
b) rhetorical questions
c) simile
d) litote
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a) anaphora
The word "Karens" is repeated in the beginning of the sentences in the quote. The author is using anaphora to list common stereotypes associated with the Karen insult.
Langston Hughes was a famous writer that gained popularity from which of the following events
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Harlem Renaissance
d) Chinese Exclusion Act
c) Harlem Renaissance
A period of cultural and artistic revival in Harlem, New York in the 1920s-1930s, celebrating African American culture.
(2/3)*(3/4)*(4/5)
My First Conk is taken from the Autobiography of whom?
a) Alicia Keys
b) Malcolm X
c) Fredrick Roosevelt
d) Fredrick Jackson Turner
2/5 or 0.4
a) Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.
(10*(4+3)2)/70
Which of the following is not a word that is typically used to describe women, according to the article?
a) ditzy
b) aggressive
c) prima donnas
d) drama queens
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b) aggressive
Lewis explains that women, not men are typically called "ditzy," "prima donnas," and "drama queens"
What does the author prefer to refer to dumpster diving as?
a) scavenging
b) dumpster diving
c) foraging
d) collecting
a) scavenging
"I prefer the word scavenging and use the word scrounging when I mean to be obscure. I have heard people, evidently meaning to be polite, use the word foraging, but I prefer to reserve that word for gathering nuts and berries and such,"
"Dumpster diving seems to me to be a little too cute..."
The number 0.005436 has how many significant figures?
4
7 × 5 + 3 × 2 - 20
The "Congolene" Used to Comb in the guys hair was made primarily from
a) Lye and Potatoes
b)BlackBerries and Guava
c) Lemon Zest and Lye
d) Potatoes and Petroleum Jelly
21
a) Lye and Potatoes
(212-112)
Which of the following is mentioned in the article as a nickname for entitled white women that emerged from Black culture?
a) "Permit Patty"
b) "Golfcart Gail"
c) "Talkback Tammy"
d) all of the above
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d) all of the above
Aja Romano from Vox explains the use of nicknames for privileged and entitled white women such as "Barbecue Becky," "Golfcart Gail," "Permit Patty," and "Talkback Tammy" as a way of "punching up."
Which of the following is something that men are statistically more likely to do compared to women?
a) take their own lives
b) drive fast without a safety belt
c) suffer from rage disorders
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
"males take their own lives at nearly four times the rate of females and comprise approximately 80 percent of all suicides.”
"men under the influence are also more likely to engage in other risky behaviors, such as “driv[ing] fast or without a safety belt"
"Men are twice as likely as women to suffer from rage disorders."
How many valence electrons does hydrogen have
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
1+(5/5/(5*3)) Leave as Improper Fraction
Fill In The Blank
I had joined that multitude of Negro men and women in America who are brainwashed into believing that the black people are “________”—and white people “________”
16/15
Blank 1:Inferior
Blank 2:Superior
(53-43)
According to the article, from which time period was the name "Karen" popular?
a) 1960s
b) 1950s
c) 2000s
d) 1940s
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a) 1960s
According to Lewis, "As a name, Karen peaked in the U.S. in the 1960s, and is now rare for newborns, so today's Karen is likely to be well into middle age." She uses this fact to argue that the name has ageist implications as well.
Which of the following is not something that men are expected to do?
a) rely on their intellect
b) repress their vulnerable emotions
c) talk about negative feelings
d) withstand physical pain
c) talk about negative feelings
Marvin Allen writes in his book Why Men Can't Feel, "[T]hese messages encourage boys to be competitive, focus on external success, rely on their intellect, withstand physical pain, and repress their vulnerable emotions." Talking about negative feelings is not considered a traditionally masculine trait, therefore is widely discouraged by society.
tan-1(-1*i402) in the first quadrant
where i = √(-1)
π/4 Radians or 45°