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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-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," whom does Wilkerson name as the most loyal voters of the Republican Party?
(a) The wealthiest ten percent of voters.
(b) Older Americans.
(c) White evangelicals.
(d) White business owners.

2. In "Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Class," Wilkerson relates the story of a white Brooklyn woman who called the police because of an alleged "sexual assault." How old was the Black person she told the police had assaulted her?
(a) 70.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 60.

3. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," Wilkerson relays the story of a Black woman who visits a new white neighbor. What is the white neighbor's response?
(a) He calls the police and reports and intruder in his home.
(b) He calls for his wife, because he assumes that she is there to apply for their nanny position.
(c) He assumes that she is trying to steal the packages that he has on his porch.
(d) He assumes that she works for the dry cleaners he is expecting to pick up his clothing.

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Class," Wilkerson says that marginalized people have to learn the "idiosyncrasies" of the ruling class. In this content, what is the best definition of "idiosyncrasy"?
(a) Preference or choice.
(b) Characteristic particular to one person or group.
(c) Peculiarity; eccentricity.
(d) An illogical mannerism, perspective, or habit of speech.

5. According to "Pillar Number Five: Occupational Hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill," what percentage of Blacks worked in white-collar professions during the Great Depression?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter Twenty-Three: Shock Troops on the Borders of Hierarchy," Wilkerson explains a complicated "solution" to a problem presented by free Black passengers on steamboats of the nineeenth century. What was this problem?

2. In "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Symbols of Caste," Wilkerson mentions two films that "fed the country and the world the Confederate version of the war" (335.) One is Birth of a Nation. What is the other?

3. About how many years did American slavery last?

4. 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?

5. What conclusion about people does Wilkerson come to in In "Chapter Nineteen: The Euphoria of Hate"?

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