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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What middle name did the author's father choose for the author when he was born?
(a) James.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Ellis.
(d) Henry.

2. In 1993, what percentage of urban residents reported being victims of violent crime in the U.S.?
(a) 3%.
(b) 43%.
(c) 7.4%.
(d) 9%.

3. In what field did the author's mother take on a career?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Healthcare technology.
(c) Home decor.
(d) International banking.

4. In 2016, what percentage of urban residents in the U.S. reported being victims of violent crimes?
(a) 43%.
(b) 7.4%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 9%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the author's maternal grandparents move to New York?

2. Who wrote An American Dilemma?

3. Who wrote in 1753, "I am apt to suspect the negroes and in general all the other species of men (for there are four or five different kinds) to be naturally inferior to the whites" (41)?

4. What was the approximate uninsured rate of African Americans and Latinx Americans when President Barack Obama left office?

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?

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