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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. What is a crucial skill in regards to the mind/body connection, according to Menakem?
(a) Contracting your muscles.
(b) Learning to sing correctly.
(c) Learning to check your eyesight.
(d) Settling your body.

2. In which book does Ta-Nahisi Coates discuss the long-standing destruction of the Black body in America?
(a) Wander and Wonder.
(b) Between the World and Me.
(c) The History of Malcolm X.
(d) Finally Here.

3. At the very end of Chapter 7, what does Menakem remind white people that whiteness does NOT equal?
(a) Dominance.
(b) Condescension.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Fragility.

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

5. Which years defined the Native American Decimation and European Colony Era?
(a) Roughly 1200 through 1400.
(b) Roughly 500 through 700.
(c) Roughly 1500 through 1610.
(d) Roughly 1700 through 1800.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when people experience repeated trauma over long periods?

2. What is one shortcut the lizard brain uses to decide how a body will react to another body, according to Menakem?

3. What does Menakem say is happening in America in 2017 early in Part I?

4. What exercise does Menakem suggest for white readers at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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