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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Chester Pierce.
(b) Gunnar Myrdal.
(c) Isaac La Peyrere.
(d) Robert Park.

2. What does the author assert is "the heartbeat of racism, beating across ideologies, races, and nations" (14) in the Introduction?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Denial.
(d) Rage.

3. Who wrote An American Dilemma?
(a) Chester Pierce.
(b) Robert Park.
(c) Gunnar Myrdal.
(d) Isaac La Peyrere.

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

5. What percentage of the U.S. prison population in 2016 was comprised of Black and Latinx people?
(a) 67%.
(b) 72%.
(c) 23%.
(d) 56%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the manifesto The Spook Who Sat by the Door?

2. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts?

3. Where did the author's father attend college?

4. When was The Origin of Species published?

5. What middle name did the author's father choose for the author when he was born?

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