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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?
(a) Because North Korea is a Muslim-majority country.
(b) Because he knew it would not be enforced.
(c) Because people from North Korea do not like to travel to America.
(d) Because North Korea already prevents its people from leaving their homeland.

2. In what country was Laila Lalami born?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

3. What changes does Lalami say began to take place at the borders after 2006 while more border fence was built?
(a) Mexico-American relations became more strained.
(b) The border became more militarized.
(c) Border agents were laid off.
(d) Illegal crossings increased.

4. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Bush.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Clinton.

5. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?
(a) They took children from families and sent them to boarding schools to learn their religion and culture.
(b) They found ways to work with the natives and honor their differences.
(c) They stayed away from all indigenous peoples.
(d) They sent indigenous peoples to Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?

2. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?

3. What did talk show host Bill Maher say on his show that resulted in advertisers pulling their ads?

4. Why did residents of Arivaca, Arizona set up a watch group at a border, according to Lalami in "Borders"?

5. In "Tribe," what category does Lalami say Arabs fall under in the U.S.?

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