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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 57 - 109).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can trauma be inherited, according to Menakem?
(a) Through church teachings.
(b) Through food.
(c) Through genes.
(d) Through the trees.

2. What word describes a lack of regard and everyday stressors that people of color routinely experience?
(a) Undermining aggressions
(b) Hyper-aggressions.
(c) Overt-aggressions.
(d) Micro-aggressions.

3. Who was crushed to death under a pile of rocks over a period of two days in 1692 in Salem?
(a) Biddy Jane.
(b) Winston Hughes.
(c) Biddy Rowan.
(d) Giles Gorey.

4. In the end of Chapter 3, what does Menakem say Blacks have developed over many years?
(a) Thick emotional skin in many senses.
(b) Good eyesight.
(c) Larger muscles.
(d) High blood pressure.

5. What is the first step in healing when trauma is present, according to Menakem?
(a) Setting out meditative practices.
(b) Finding a partner.
(c) Helping someone learn to cook.
(d) Educating someone on what trauma actually is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who controlled nearly all the colonized territory in what would become the United States in the late 1600s?

2. What does one do by healing his own trauma?

3. What is a crucial skill in regards to the mind/body connection, according to Menakem?

4. What does unhealed trauma act like?

5. What does an embedded trauma response in the body manifest itself as?

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