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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Part Two: The Arbitrary Construction of Human Divisions".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the opening anecdote of the book, what escapes from the melting permafrost?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Anthrax.
(c) Nuclear waste.
(d) SARS-CoV-2.

4. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," where does Wilkerson say the term "Caucasian" came from?
(a) An eighteenth century novel about a fictional people who migrated from Central Europe to Western Europe.
(b) A German professor who thought a skull from the Caucasus Mountains was especially attractive.
(c) A long-discredited theory about human origins in Western Russia.
(d) A Sanskrit word that originally referred not to race but to caste.

5. According to Wilkerson, who is at the top of the "ladder of humanity" created by colonists in North America?
(a) White men.
(b) English Protestants.
(c) Northern Europeans.
(d) Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which leading Black intellectual corresponded with Bhimrao Ambedkar about race in America?

2. To what part of history does Wilkerson explicitly link the Electoral College?

3. In "Through the Fog of Delhi to the Parallels in India and America," what is one of the main differences that Wilkerson notes between caste in America and caste in India?

4. Besides the caste systems in India and the United States, which other caste system does Wilkerson say that she will focus on?

5. What is the name of Gunnar Myrdal's 1944 study of race in America?

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