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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Part Three: The Eight Pillars of Caste".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wilkerson, what constituency does the Republican Party represent?
(a) Progressives and nativists.
(b) Those who want to protect an older social order that benefits whites.
(c) Humanitarians and the marginalized.
(d) People whose first concern is the sovereignty of the United States.

2. In "Pillar Number Five: Occupational Hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill," how does Wilkerson say the state of South Carolina tried to keep Blacks out of all jobs other than domestic service and farming?
(a) By assessing them an exorbitant fee for a license to do other work.
(b) By making it illegal for Blacks to work outside of farming and domestic service.
(c) Through terror and social pressure.
(d) By refusing them access to schooling.

3. 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)?
(a) Slavery.
(b) The Colonial treatment of Blacks.
(c) The Jim Crow era.
(d) The Trump presidency.

4. What social trend does Wilkerson link to the 2016 election?
(a) A rise in anxiety and depression.
(b) The offshoring of manufacturing jobs.
(c) An increase in hate crimes.
(d) A decrease in undocumented immigration.

5. What is the best definition of "endogamy" as used in "The Third Pillar: Endogamy and the Control of Marriage and Mating"?
(a) The practice of marrying within one's own group.
(b) The practice of marrying outside one's own group.
(c) Active interest in and welcoming of new people into one's group.
(d) The fear of people from outside of one's own group.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pillar Number Five: Occupational Hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill," how does Wilkerson say North Carolina prevented Blacks from achieving economic independence?

2. According to Wilkerson in In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what do social scientists say combines with racial bias to produce racism?

3. What technique does Wilkerson use for the first time in the beginning of "An Old House and an Infrared Light"?

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

5. When legislation was finally adopted to limit the workday of enslaved persons, how long did their workday become?

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