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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remembering Lest We Forget (pages 5 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what is the purpose of defining races of people?
(a) To define culture.
(b) To form a hierarchy in society.
(c) To instill a sense of cultural pride.
(d) To identify people groups.

2. What view does the author have of the afterlife?
(a) It does not exist.
(b) It is his only comfort.
(c) It is a vital part of the fabric of the human psyche.
(d) It is an unknown.

3. What has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hope.
(d) Joy.

4. According to the author, how does racism affect the body?
(a) Violence eventually damages the body.
(b) The soul is made weak.
(c) Stress causes early aging.
(d) Metal distress creates mental discord.

5. According to the author, when Lincoln spoke of the "government of the people," to whom was he addressing?
(a) All Americans.
(b) White Americans.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) American men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death reminded the author that his world and his son's were one and the same?

2. How are racism and race linked?

3. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?

4. What did the author learn from television as a young boy?

5. According to the author, upon what has America's progress been built?

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