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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Part Six: Backlash".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Symbols of Caste," about how many Confederate monuments does Wilkerson say exist in the modern United States?
(a) 700.
(b) 130.
(c) 1,700.
(d) 300.
2. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," what does Wilkerson tell Gwen Ifill she thinks is behind Trump's popularity?
(a) Demographic shifts.
(b) Illegal immigration.
(c) Economic problems.
(d) A rise in evangelicalism.
3. In the opening of "Chapter Twenty-Five: A Change in the Script," what does Wilkerson call "The greatest departure from the script of the American caste system" (311)?
(a) The election of Barack Obama.
(b) Reconstruction.
(c) The toppling of the Confederate monuments.
(d) The Voting Rights Act.
4. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what does Wilkerson use Tamir Rice's story to illustrate?
(a) Black parents are capable of raising their own children.
(b) White bystanders often assume that they know better than Black parents.
(c) Whites often assume that they have authority over unrelated Black children.
(d) Black parents have good reason for being afraid for their sons.
5. In "Chapter Sixteen: Last Place Anxiety: Packed in a Flooding Basement," what kind of stratification within America's lowest caste does Wilkerson note?
(a) Stratification based on educational achievement.
(b) Stratification based on skin tone.
(c) Stratification based on wealth.
(d) Stratification based on gender.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the 1863 Draft Riots, what immigrant group perpetrated violence against Blacks?
2. At what famous Alabama bridge did the police violently attack peaceful protesters on their way to Montgomery?
3. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," Wilkerson says that Clinton might have suffered from the "Bradley Effect." What does this mean?
4. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what does Wilkerson say we are doing when we "see" race?
5. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" what unusual name does Harold Hale give his daughter?
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