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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. On page 68 of "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what does Wilkerson say is "one of the most contentious and misunderstood" words in American culture?
(a) Racism.
(b) Discrimination.
(c) Caste.
(d) Race.

2. What fact does Wilkerson offer in "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste" to refute the common idea that economic insecurity cause people to vote for Trump?
(a) Clinton won the popular vote.
(b) Clinton won among non-White voters.
(c) Clinton won among voters in the lowest economic bracket.
(d) Clinton won among Whites with no college degree.

3. In "Chapter Twelve: A Scapegoat to Bear the Sins of the World," what does Wilkerson imply is true about the American response to the 2013 Ebola outbreak?
(a) That it only became a priority once Americans became sick.
(b) That Americans did not care as long as it was confined to primarily Black communities.
(c) That Americans withheld antiviral treatment from Africans.
(d) That American aid was designed to confine the disease to Africa.

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Five: A Change in the Script," what error of John McCain's does Wilkerson say contributed to Obama's victory?
(a) His open appeals to Black and Mexican voters.
(b) He refusal to discuss his war record.
(c) His choice of a vice-presidential candidate.
(d) His involvement in the 2008 financial crisis.

5. In the 1863 Draft Riots, what immigrant group perpetrated violence against Blacks?
(a) Irish.
(b) Germans.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Italians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter Twenty-Five: A Change in the Script," what Lyndon Johnson prediction about Southern voters does Wilkerson relate?

2. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what does Wilkerson compare to the modern phenomenon of whites calling the police on Blacks who are just going about ordinary everyday business?

3. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," Wilkerson uses the term "kitchen table appeals" (327). What kinds of appeals are these?

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," what does Wilkerson tell Gwen Ifill she thinks is behind Trump's popularity?

5. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" why does Harold Hale's daughter get called into her principal's office?

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