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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. At what famous Alabama bridge did the police violently attack peaceful protesters on their way to Montgomery?
(a) The Seven Mile Bridge.
(b) The Edmund Pettus Bridge.
(c) The New River Gorge Bridge.
(d) The Benson Bridge.

2. On page 59 of "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" when Harold Hale's daughter is about to return to school after a visit with a friend's family, what is the grandmother's response?
(a) "There was a time when I could have made you stay."
(b) "We should never have had you in our home."
(c) "Why on earth would you want to go back there?"
(d) "Colored folks around here have better manners."

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

4. Where does the word "caste" come from?
(a) The Middle English "outcasten," meaning "to expel or reject."
(b) The Portuguese word "casta," meaning "breed" or "race."
(c) The Latin "castus," meaning "chaste."
(d) The Old Norse word "kasta," meaning "throw."

5. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," where does Wilkerson say that the idea of race began?
(a) In colonial India.
(b) In the transatlantic slave trade.
(c) In Ancient Greece and Rome.
(d) During the Moorish invasion of Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening analogy of the book, what is the melting permafrost being compared to?

2. In "A Long-Running Play and the Emergence of Caste in America," what does Wilkerson say Americans want to dismiss as a "sad, dark chapter" of American history (43)?

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

4. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" what does Harold Hale do when people knock down his mailbox?

5. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" what unusual name does Harold Hale give his daughter?

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