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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 "An American Untouchable," how does the high school principal in India refer to Martin Luther King'?
(a) As a "Negro."
(b) As a great leader.
(c) As an "untouchable."
(d) As an "American Gandhi."

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

3. On page 11, what does Wilkerson indicate the term "evangelical voters" is code for?
(a) Rural.
(b) Bible Belt.
(c) White.
(d) Working class.

4. To what part of history does Wilkerson explicitly link the Electoral College?
(a) Slavery.
(b) The Jim Crow South.
(c) Colonization.
(d) Reconstruction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the traditional Indian word for "caste"?

2. In "Through the Fog of Delhi to the Parallels in India and America," what is the rhetorical purpose of including the detail of the fog that Wilkerson sees when her plane lands?

3. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what does Wilkerson say human-genome testing has revealed about race?

4. 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"?

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

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