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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author's current middle name?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Xolani.
(c) Xalen.
(d) Xanbi.

2. When was the term "colorism" coined?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1989.

3. Who wrote in The War On Cops, "The core criminal-justice population is the black underclass" (87)?
(a) Chester Pierce.
(b) Robert Park.
(c) Heather Mac Donald.
(d) Isaac La Peyrere.

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

5. Where did the author's father attend college?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Baruch College.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Roots?

2. What percentage of the U.S. prison population in 2016 was comprised of Black and Latinx people?

3. In 1993, what percentage of urban residents reported being victims of violent crime in the U.S.?

4. Over what university did Samuel Stanhope Smith preside in early America?

5. Who wrote Native Son?

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