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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. Which of the following are body practices to do with those people we know and trust?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Take a silent walk together and keep footsteps in sync.
(c) Participate in a fundraiser.
(d) Go to a nightclub.

2. What is the fifth step of moving through clean pain concered with?
(a) Singing.
(b) Discharging any energy remaining.
(c) Staying in the here and now.
(d) Dancing.

3. What does Menakem say it is not the job of Black people to do for white people in Chapter 15?
(a) Soothe white people's lizard-brain fears of Black bodies.
(b) Make sure white people feel they are better.
(c) Minimize the impact of racism in conversation.
(d) Make sure white people are always wealthier than blacks.

4. Why does Menakem say that Officer Soppeland shot a motorcyclist in Chapter 8?
(a) He had just experienced a high-stress situation and his lizard brain was acting.
(b) His blood sugar was low.
(c) He wanted to see how it felt to shoot someone.
(d) He was tired.

5. What creature does Menakem use in an example of a hypothetical brutal act in the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A groundhog.
(c) A bird.
(d) A rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the comedian Jon Stewart say about law enforcement in the beginning of Chapter 17?

2. What is one area where the soul nerve does not connect to?

3. Who wrote the essay "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space"?

4. Where did Menakem lead a series of training sessions while he was writing this book?

5. What did Officer Soppeland do immediately after shooting Matthew Hovland-Knase?

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