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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 111 - 175).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Menakem describe many of the English who fled to America in the 1600s?
(a) As religious extremists.
(b) As the ruling class.
(c) As the middle class.
(d) As victims of trauma themselves.

2. Which of the following is NOT necessary in order for one to do great harm, according to Charles Blow?
(a) Operating with religious motivations.
(b) Operating in solitude.
(c) Operating with great malice.
(d) Operating in concert.

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

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

5. Healing does not occur in which of the following?
(a) Darkness.
(b) A vacuum.
(c) Solidarity.
(d) A light room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Menakem explicitly say is not a valid defense for murder?

2. What did the initial invention of race require, according to Menakem?

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

4. What do white bodies often desire to do in relation to Black bodies, according to Menakem?

5. Why do the police tackle Menakem's nephew in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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