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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 is one thing that can be traumatizing to the police body, according to the re-memberings section in Chapter 8?
(a) Fires.
(b) Loud noises.
(c) Chronic stress.
(d) Repeated images of guns.

2. When should white people challenge others in conversations that are racially charged?
(a) When they hear someone use the n-word.
(b) When they hear someone say they will not ever hire a Black person to work for them.
(c) When they hear one of the five anchors.
(d) When they hear someone using a "dodge."

3. What does Menakem advocate adding to one's life in Chapter 17 to improve it?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) More cheese.
(d) Softness.

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

5. What do police officers need to retrain their bodies to do, according to Menakem in Chapter 9?
(a) Feel safe in the presence of Black bodies.
(b) Eat well.
(c) Run well.
(d) Sleep better.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is life full of, according to Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah's quote in Chapter 12?

2. What years defined the Middle Ages?

3. What does Menakem's brother tell him so many cops are told repeatedly that leads to tragic outcomes?

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

5. Which of the following is an impervious myth created by white-body supremacy about the Black body?

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