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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. In the opening analogy of the book, what is the melting permafrost being compared to?
(a) The 2016 election.
(b) Racism.
(c) A "silent" earthquake.
(d) Denial of climate change.

2. In "Pillar Number Six: Dehumanization and Stigma," Wilkerson explains that enslaved people were not allowed to cry as their families were separated. What is this meant to serve as an example of?
(a) Stigma.
(b) Mockery.
(c) Minstrelsy.
(d) Dehumanization.

3. To whom is Wilkerson referring on page 4 when she describes someone as "a no-nonsense national figure overqualified by some estimates"?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Bernie Sanders.
(d) Barack Obama.

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

5. In "Pillar Number One: Divine Will and the Laws of Nature," what is Wilkerson's central claim?
(a) Caste in America and in Nazi Germany contradicts fundamental precepts of Christianity.
(b) Caste systems require obvious misinterpretations of religious texts.
(c) Caste systems are the result of divine will.
(d) Caste in America and India is or was upheld by religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pillar Number Five: Occupational Hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill," what is the rhetorical purpose of including information about Hammond's nieces?

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

3. In "Pillar Number Six: Dehumanization and Stigma," what is the best definition of the word "stigma"?

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

5. 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?

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