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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 177 - 233).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do white bodies often desire to do in relation to Black bodies, according to Menakem?
(a) Dominate, control, and brutalize Black ones.
(b) Assimilate with Black ones.
(c) Accept Black ones.
(d) Separate from Black ones.

2. Where did Menakem's grandmother grow up?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

3. Which years defined the Native American Decimation and European Colony Era?
(a) Roughly 1200 through 1400.
(b) Roughly 1500 through 1610.
(c) Roughly 1700 through 1800.
(d) Roughly 500 through 700.

4. Where does Menakem's brother live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Austin.
(d) Monterey.

5. What did Martin Luther King Jr. believe about the ultimate measure of a man?
(a) It is defined by his words, not his actions.
(b) It is defined by his access to education and wealth.
(c) It is defined by where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
(d) It is defined by white man's definitions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end of Chapter 17, what does Menakem tell the reader s/he has the power to do, above all?

2. Which of the following is settling a body explicitly NOT the same thing as, according to Menakem?

3. Which of the following is NOT necessary in order for one to do great harm, according to Charles Blow?

4. What is the name of Menakem's own son?

5. What do all adults need to learn how to do, according to Menakem?

(see the answer key)

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