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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, America believes itself to be:
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Pure.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Understanding.

2. Why does the author feel the interview at the beginning of his memoir was a failure?
(a) He was insulted by a caller to the radio station.
(b) The interview was cut short.
(c) The interviewer discussed hope for racial peace and equality.
(d) No one would comment on his new book.

3. What realization did the author make about death in the sixth grade?
(a) Death is inevitable.
(b) Death can occur without warning.
(c) Death does not wait.
(d) Death chases after the living.

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

5. How are racism and race linked?
(a) People don't like what they don't understand.
(b) They are not linked.
(c) Categorizing people groups inevitably causes a power struggle.
(d) They are both unfair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Either I can beat him, or the police"?

2. What 1986 event helped solidify the author's view that violence is inevitable?

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

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

5. What sense does the author describe experiencing as he watched television as a child?

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