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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the high school located that the author enrolled in for ninth grade?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Flushing, Queens.
(c) Long Island, New York.
(d) Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

3. What percentage of White families lived in owner-occupied homes in 2014?
(a) 41%.
(b) 71%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 55%.

4. Who warned in 1995, "Most inner-city children grow up surrounded by teenagers and adults who are themselves deviant, delinquent or criminal. A new generation of street criminals is upon us--the youngest, biggest and baddest generation any society has ever known" (94)?
(a) Chester Pierce.
(b) John J. DiIulio.
(c) Robert Park.
(d) Isaac La Peyrere.

5. 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) Rage.
(d) Denial.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Charles Darwin's half cousin that powered the transatlantic eugenics movement?

4. Who stated, "The blacks, whether originally a distinct race, or made distinct by time and circumstances, are inferior to whites in the endowments both of body and mind" (27)?

5. When was The Origin of Species published?

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