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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Part Four: The Tentacles of Caste".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Gunnar Myrdal's 1944 study of race in America?
(a) America's Race Problem.
(b) Caste in America.
(c) The American Web of Class and Race.
(d) An American Dilemma.

2. According to "The Trials of the Middle Castes: The Race to Get Under the White Tent," what caused the Supreme Court to rule that "White" means "Caucasian"?
(a) A Cuban immigrant sued for the right to own property in Florida.
(b) An Indian immigrant argued that he should be considered for citizenship.
(c) A Japanese immigrant tried to make the case that he should be considered "White."
(d) An Irish immigrant was arrested for shopping in a store signed "No Irish."

3. In "The Vitals of History," what does Wilkerson compare an honest and rigorous study of history to?
(a) An archaeologist uncovering artifacts.
(b) A mechanic using a diagnostic computer.
(c) A doctor taking a patient history.
(d) A child learning a new language.

4. According to Wilkerson's explanation on page 9, why did Democrats hesitate to impeach Trump?
(a) The evidence was unclear.
(b) Fear of retribution from Trump himself.
(c) Fear of backlash from his base.
(d) Many had investments in Trump businesses.

5. Besides the caste systems in India and the United States, which other caste system does Wilkerson say that she will focus on?
(a) Yuan China.
(b) Apartheid South Africa.
(c) The Nigerian Osu System.
(d) Nazi Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What social trend does Wilkerson link to the 2016 election?

2. In "Chapter Fifteen: The Urgent Necessity of a Bottom Rung," what does Wilkerson say is the "greatest threat to a caste system" (224)?

3. According to Wilkerson, what serves as a signal of rank within the American caste system?

4. In "A Long-Running Play and the Emergence of Caste in America," what does the Nigerian playwright tell Wilkerson about Blacks in Africa?

5. In "Chapter Eleven: Dominant Group Status Threat and the Precarity of the Highest Rung," what does Wilkerson reveal about the New Deal and the Federal Housing Administration?

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