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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: "Part Seven: Awakening" and "Epilogue: A World Without Caste".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Chapter Twenty-Eight: Democracy on the Ballot," what term does Wilkerson introduce for the period between Reconstruction and WWII?
(a) The Nadir.
(b) The Segregation Era.
(c) The Long Shadow.
(d) Jim Crow.

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

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Symbols of Caste," whose statue causes the controversy in Charlottesville, Virginia?
(a) J.E.B. Stuart.
(b) Stonewall Jackson.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

5. According to Wilkerson, what serves as a signal of rank within the American caste system?
(a) Race.
(b) Education.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer 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?

2. According to Wilkerson, what constituency does the Republican Party represent?

3. 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?

4. According to Wilkerson in "The Second Pillar: Heritability," what distinguishes "caste" from "class"?

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

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