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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wisconsin's strict voter-ID law suppressed approximately how many votes in the 2016 election?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 10,000.

2. When did the author's mother celebrate her 31st birthday?
(a) March 15, 1995.
(b) June 2, 1998.
(c) September 12, 1980.
(d) June 24, 1982.

3. 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)?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. What term is defined in Chapter 1 as: "when two or more racial groups are not standing on approximately equal footing" (24)?
(a) Bodily racism.
(b) Racial inequity.
(c) Cultural racism.
(d) Racial paucity.

5. On what date did President Bill Clinton state, "Blacks must understand and acknowledge the roots of White fear in America" (86)?
(a) July 30, 1992.
(b) September 5, 2018.
(c) June 3, 1997.
(d) October 16, 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Mark of Oppression: A Psychosocial Study of the American Negro?

2. Who wrote Black Bourgeoisie in 1957?

3. When does the author describe Soul Liberation performing at the University of Illinois in Chapter 1?

4. When was the founding meeting of the Socialist Party of America?

5. What was the nickname of the boy that held a gun on the author on the school bus, as described in Chapter 6?

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