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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was cursed by Noah in the Bible because his father viewed Noah in his nakedness?
(a) Adam.
(b) Canaan.
(c) Moses.
(d) Peter.

2. Who wrote The End of Racism in 1995?
(a) Francis Galton.
(b) Dinesh D'Souza.
(c) Thomas Dixon.
(d) Chester Pierce.

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

4. Who wrote in The War On Cops, "The core criminal-justice population is the black underclass" (87)?
(a) Isaac La Peyrere.
(b) Chester Pierce.
(c) Heather Mac Donald.
(d) Robert Park.

5. What are the names of the author's maternal grandparents?
(a) Mary Ann and Alvin.
(b) Roberta and James.
(c) Sheila and Carl.
(d) Aretha and Jack.

6. 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.

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

8. Where did the author's father attend college?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Baruch College.

9. What is defined in Chapter 2 as "One who is expressing the racist idea that a permanently inferior racial group can never be developed and is supporting policy that segregates away that racial group" (31)?
(a) Segregationist.
(b) Arbitrator.
(c) Assimilationist.
(d) Cultural elitist.

10. Who wrote The Souls of Black Folk in 1903?
(a) Gomes de Zurara.
(b) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(c) Addison Gayle Jr.
(d) Eleanor Holmes.

11. Who wrote The Leopard's Spots?
(a) Thomas Dixon.
(b) Gunnar Myrdal.
(c) Chester Pierce.
(d) Francis Galton.

12. Where did the author attend fourth through sixth grades in school?
(a) St. Edward's Parish Day School.
(b) Peake Middle School.
(c) St. Joseph's Parish Day School.
(d) John Brown Middle School.

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

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

15. Who wrote The Fire Next Time?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(d) Sam Greenlee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who signed the Immigration Act of 1924 into law?

2. What is the author's current middle name?

3. How much more likely are African Americans to die of cancer than Whites?

4. Who taught the class "The Black Aesthetic" that the author's father attended in college?

5. What nickname did the author get named in seventh and eighth grades?

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