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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 did Menakem's grandmother used to whip he and his brothers with?
(a) A belt.
(b) A riding crop.
(c) A piece of twine.
(d) A willow switch.

2. Why did the police officer who killed Philando Castile say he felt in danger?
(a) The officer was feeling sick.
(b) The officer was tired.
(c) Castile had a gun in the car.
(d) The officer was angry from something unrelated that had happened that day.

3. Who wrote "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking"?
(a) Ta-Nahisi Coates.
(b) Malcolm Gladwell.
(c) Rosie Henderson.
(d) Toni Morrison.

4. Which of the following is an impervious myth created by white-body supremacy about the Black body?
(a) The Black body is built to swim faster than the white body.
(b) The Black body is built to perform sports better than the white body.
(c) The Black body is dangerous and threatening.
(d) The Black body is worth more than the white body.

5. What are some aspects of life that can unsettle our bodies?
(a) Public discourse, media, and policing.
(b) Singing the wrong notes in church.
(c) Eating too much.
(d) Reading a horror story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Menakem suggest as an action to help a white body feel more settled in the presence of Black bodies?

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

3. What do white women in America suffer from high rates of?

4. What is a common first step in the mending of trauma, as Menakem explains it in Chapter 13?

5. Who drove his motorcycle at high speed and was then pulled over and shot by a police officer in 2016?

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