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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-dominant languages are viewed in the United States?
(a) They are stigmatized.
(b) People strive to learn them.
(c) They are looked at with awe.
(d) They are looked at with suspicion.

2. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?
(a) Banning Black people from voting if white people were in line.
(b) Sending Black people to separate voting stations that were often too far to get to.
(c) Only advertising election days and time to white people.
(d) The implementation of poll taxes.

3. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?
(a) Kamal Harris.
(b) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Elizabeth Warren.

4. In "Assimilation," what reason does Lalami cite for why enslaved peoples were not taught to read?
(a) They already knew how to read.
(b) There were no teachers available.
(c) They showed no interest in learning to read.
(d) It was believed that literacy would lead to rebellion.

5. What country does Lalami say tends to place blame on poor people for their state of poverty?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Spain.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?

3. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?

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

5. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?

(see the answer key)

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