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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Part Six: Backlash".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter Twenty: The Inevitable Narcissism of Caste," what term does Wilkerson introduce that refers to a white person explaining to a Black person something that the Black person has better credentials to understand?
(a) Whitesplaining.
(b) Bulldozing.
(c) Brahmin-splaining.
(d) Boundary-blindness.

2. What fact does Wilkerson offer in "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste" to refute the common idea that economic insecurity cause people to vote for Trump?
(a) Clinton won among non-White voters.
(b) Clinton won among Whites with no college degree.
(c) Clinton won the popular vote.
(d) Clinton won among voters in the lowest economic bracket.

3. In "Chapter Twenty-Three: Shock Troops on the Borders of Hierarchy," what are the Black women on the wine train ejected from the train for?
(a) Causing a disturbance by laughing and talking.
(b) Insisting that they be served before the other passengers.
(c) Endangering themselves and others by drinking excessively.
(d) Delaying the train by boarding too slowly.

4. What is the best definition of "heritability" as used in "The Second Pillar: Heritability"?
(a) A status based on genetics.
(b) Able to bind different families together.
(c) Capable of being passed down from parent to child.
(d) A privilege that stays within a particular family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," whom does Wilkerson name as the most loyal voters of the Republican Party?

2. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what does Wilkerson compare to the modern phenomenon of whites calling the police on Blacks who are just going about ordinary everyday business?

3. 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?

4. Which leading Black intellectual corresponded with Bhimrao Ambedkar about race in America?

5. How many American states had laws officially prohibiting marriage between Blacks and whites?

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