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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dream (pages 108-132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose image does the author see while at a museum?
(a) Malcom X.
(b) His father.
(c) Prince Jones.
(d) Martin Luther King.

2. According to Solzhenitsyn, "To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is _____ " what?
(a) Good.
(b) Compulsory.
(c) Necessary.
(d) Required.

3. How did the author feel when he strolled his young son through a traditionally white neighborhood?
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Safe.
(c) Proud.
(d) Angry.

4. Why does the author believe Prince Jones was willing to die?
(a) Because he believed in God.
(b) In order to protect his family.
(c) For the greater good of man.
(d) For the cause of black power.

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. The author believes that when the body is shattered, what happens?

2. What did the author have to learn from his son's mother?

3. Coats explains that the young men who walk the streets of Baltimore loud and rude do so because:

4. According to the author, what part of his body has suffered the most?

5. How did the author's parent's respond to his questions about inequality in the world?

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