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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Tribe".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some things Lalami's says are discussed when a white person commits a mass killing?
(a) The suspects level of wealth and job status.
(b) The suspects history of criminal activity and propensity for violence.
(c) The suspects lifestyle and education level.
(d) The suspects mental health, family upbringing, and personal challenges.

2. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?
(a) Their census data would not be counted.
(b) They would be marked as Arab.
(c) They would be marked as white.
(d) They would be marked as Black.

3. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Expats.
(c) Migrants.
(d) Newbies.

4. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?
(a) He was to throw the first pitch at the World Series.
(b) He was to deliver his state of the union address.
(c) He was to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders.
(d) He was to read a book about diversity to a preschool class.

5. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?
(a) Economic disparities between France and Spain.
(b) Language barriers between the Spanish and the Moroccans.
(c) Political tension between Spain and France.
(d) Economic disparities between Spain and Morocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Lalami offers for why countries build border walls?

2. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?

3. What does Lalami say people from industrialized countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?

4. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?

5. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?

(see the answer key)

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