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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Black Bourgeoisie in 1957?
(a) Havelock Ellis.
(b) Oscar Lewis.
(c) E. Franklin Frazier.
(d) Kenneth Clark.

2. When was The Bell Curve published?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1936.

3. How many students attended the high school that the author attended?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 500.

4. When was the film Hoop Dreams released?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1997.

5. Who said, "It is very difficult to find in the South today anything that can be traced directly back to Africa" (106) in 1919?
(a) Gunnar Myrdal.
(b) Isaac La Peyrere.
(c) Chester Pierce.
(d) Robert Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the movie Shaft released?

2. Who stated, "America's Black community ... has turned America's major cities into slums because of laziness, drug use, and sexual promiscuity" (115)?

3. Who coined the term "Ebonics"?

4. When was Beyond the Melting Point published?

5. Where did the author attend fourth through sixth grades in school?

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