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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Part One: Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising All Around" .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Wilkerson, what serves as a signal of rank within the American caste system?
(a) Religion.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Education.
(d) Race.

3. On page 15, Wilkerson says of the old house that "whatever is lurking will fester." What is especially apt about her choice of the word "fester"?
(a) Its sibilance is part of an alliterative pattern.
(b) It has a lighter and more comic "sound" than the synonyms Wilkerson might have chosen.
(c) It has meanings that can be applied to both literal structures and to abstract structures.
(d) Its connotations evoke the idea of a swamp or mire.

4. On page 16, Wilkerson says that people adjust to the "idiosyncrasies" of an old house. What is she saying that they adjust to?
(a) Its peculiar or unique features.
(b) Its negative qualities.
(c) Its layout and design.
(d) Its positive qualities.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Vitals of History," what does Wilkerson compare an honest and rigorous study of history to?

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

4. As Wilkerson explains on page 9, under what circumstances can mental health professionals make a diagnosis public?

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

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