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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much more likely are African Americans to die of cancer than Whites?
(a) 25%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 35%.

2. Who wrote The Leopard's Spots?
(a) Chester Pierce.
(b) Gunnar Myrdal.
(c) Francis Galton.
(d) Thomas Dixon.

3. What are the names of the author's maternal grandparents?
(a) Sheila and Carl.
(b) Roberta and James.
(c) Aretha and Jack.
(d) Mary Ann and Alvin.

4. What are the names of the author's parents?
(a) Carol and Larry.
(b) Emily and Jack.
(c) Amy and James.
(d) Rhonda and Sam.

5. Who wrote The Souls of Black Folk in 1903?
(a) Eleanor Holmes.
(b) Gomes de Zurara.
(c) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(d) Addison Gayle Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adored civil-rights lawyer wrote in The New York Times in 1985 that the "remedy ... is not as simple as providing necessities and opportunities," but urged the "overthrow of the complicated predatory ghetto subculture" (33)?

2. When was the term "microaggression" coined?

3. When was The Bell Curve published?

4. When was The Negro a Beast published?

5. In the presidential election in 2000, how many ballots were invalidated by Florida election officials?

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