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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction - Chapter 3.

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) Henry.
(d) Ellis.

2. Who wrote Systema Nature in 1735?
(a) Eleanor Holmes.
(b) Carl Linnaeus.
(c) Gomes de Zurara.
(d) Addison Gayle Jr.

3. When did the author's family move from New York to Virginia?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1993.

4. Where did the author's family move to in Virginia after leaving New York City?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Manassas.
(c) Charlottesville.
(d) Roanoke.

5. According to the author, how much longer do White Americans live over their Black counterparts?
(a) 1.5 years.
(b) 4.5 years.
(c) 2.5 years.
(d) 3.5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

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

3. Who said, "'Racist' isn't a descriptive word. It's a pejorative word" (14)?

4. Who wrote The Fire Next Time?

5. What are the names of the author's parents?

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