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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 "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what does Wilkerson say human-genome testing has revealed about race?
(a) It does not exist.
(b) It is entirely dependent on geography.
(c) There are up to 36 divisions that could be called "races."
(d) There is tremendous variation within each of the five races.

2. 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?
(a) The American system is for the most part a binary one.
(b) There is no attempt being made in modern India to improve the situation of the lowest caste.
(c) Blacks in America are not permanently confined to the lowest caste.
(d) The lowest caste in India was never enslaved.

3. In the page 15 sentence "An old house is its own kind of devotional, a dowager aunt with a story to be coaxed out of her," the reference to a dowager aunt is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Synechdoche.

4. When legislation was finally adopted to limit the workday of enslaved persons, how long did their workday become?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 9-10 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 14-15 hours.

5. In "A Long-Running Play and the Emergence of Caste in America," what does the Nigerian playwright tell Wilkerson about Blacks in Africa?
(a) They are also prejudiced against Black Americans.
(b) They do not exist.
(c) They are afraid to come to the U.S.
(d) They also have a history of slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the word "caste" come from?

2. On page 11, what does Wilkerson indicate the term "evangelical voters" is code for?

3. On page 12, Wilkerson says that some contagions can only be managed with "vigilance." How is she proposing they should be managed?

4. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," where does Wilkerson say the term "Caucasian" came from?

5. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what does Wilkerson say we are doing when we "see" race?

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