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Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," what mistake does Wilkerson believe Democrats make with regard to their most loyal voters?
(a) Failing to follow through on promises made to them.
(b) Making their concerns the central focus.
(c) Failing to think through the consequences of their "wish list."
(d) Making their concerns a low priority.

2. In "Chapter Twenty: The Inevitable Narcissism of Caste," whose work on collective narcissism does Wilkerson discuss?
(a) Erich Fromm.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Jacques Lacan.
(d) Erik Erikson.

3. In "Chapter Twelve: A Scapegoat to Bear the Sins of the World," what does Wilkerson say Austin police initially said about the bomb-related death of Stephan House?
(a) That it was likely a hate crime.
(b) That House was the probable suspect in a string of bombings.
(c) That it was probably the work of a serial bomber.
(d) It might be drug-related, or House might have accidentally blown himself up.

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," what does Wilkerson say political scientists call "the belief that undeserving groups are getting ahead while your group is left behind" (325)?
(a) Caste loyalty.
(b) Status threat.
(c) Collective narcissism.
(d) Racialized economics.

5. In "Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Class," what does Wilkerson reveal about Indian castes in America?
(a) Caste continues to affect people even after they immigrate.
(b) The caste system has little or no power in the lives of Indians in America.
(c) Dalits are often falsely accused of crimes in America, just as they are in India.
(d) Their need to flee the caste system is why so many Indian immigrants to America are Dalits.

6. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what figure of speech does Wilkerson use when she says that modern caste protocols "are like the wind" (212)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Simile.

7. 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?
(a) Zookeepers reacting with fear to escaped "animals."
(b) Whites deputized to police escaped slaves.
(c) Wardens in a prison.
(d) Adults supervising a race of "children."

8. In "Chapter Twelve: A Scapegoat to Bear the Sins of the World," what does Wilkerson imply is true about the American response to the 2013 Ebola outbreak?
(a) That Americans withheld antiviral treatment from Africans.
(b) That Americans did not care as long as it was confined to primarily Black communities.
(c) That American aid was designed to confine the disease to Africa.
(d) That it only became a priority once Americans became sick.

9. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what does Wilkerson use Tamir Rice's story to illustrate?
(a) Black parents have good reason for being afraid for their sons.
(b) White bystanders often assume that they know better than Black parents.
(c) Whites often assume that they have authority over unrelated Black children.
(d) Black parents are capable of raising their own children.

10. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," Wilkerson says that when people vote, they often choose to vote in a way that will do what?
(a) Protect the best interests of their own highest-status trait.
(b) Empower a candidate who appeals to their worst instincts.
(c) Show solidarity with those who share their lowest-status trait.
(d) Consider the needs of the many instead of the needs of the few.

11. In "Chapter Twenty: The Inevitable Narcissism of Caste," what does Wilkerson say about whites who take time to consider the Black perspective?
(a) They do not exist.
(b) They are important allies.
(c) They often refuse to act on their understanding.
(d) They are rare.

12. What prejudice does Tushar, from the London conference in "Chapter Ten: Central Miscasting," say exists inside Indian castes?
(a) Prejudice based on career achievements.
(b) Prejudice based on skin color.
(c) Prejudice based on wealth.
(d) Prejudice based on education.

13. What conclusion about people does Wilkerson come to in In "Chapter Nineteen: The Euphoria of Hate"?
(a) Charismatic leaders are dangerous.
(b) People tend to want to distance themselves from even fairly recent evil acts.
(c) Ordinary people are easily seduced by evil.
(d) Most people have accurate beliefs about themselves and others.

14. In "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Symbols of Caste," what does Wilkerson describe at the site of the bunker where Hitler died?
(a) It has been paved over and is used as an ordinary parking lot.
(b) A museum and educational center stands there now.
(c) There is a moving monument to concentration camp victims.
(d) It is frequently the site of neo-Nazi rallies and demonstrations.

15. In "Chapter Eleven: Dominant Group Status Threat and the Precarity of the Highest Rung," what does Wilkerson argue the lowest-status Whites have been given in the place of real security and opportunity?
(a) The possibility of climbing into the middle class.
(b) The illusion of racial superiority.
(c) Dominance over political systems.
(d) False promises about economic growth.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On page 283 of "Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Class," what does Wilkerson quote anthropologist Edmund Leach as saying about the lowest caste in India?

3. 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"?

4. In "Chapter Twenty: The Inevitable Narcissism of Caste," what does Wilkerson say is the cause of phenomena like an Iranian immigrant feeling moved to point out the existence of a blond-haired child somewhere in the family?

5. In "Chapter Ten: Central Miscasting," how many other people of African descent are at the London conference besides Wilkerson?

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