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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 237 - 309).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Menakem caution the reader about in regards to the physical activities he outlines?
(a) Not to skip them.
(b) Not to get frustrated if they do not work.
(c) To do at least ten per day.
(d) To do them outside.

4. How does Menakem define trauma in Chapter 8?
(a) As a problem that can not be solved.
(b) As anything the body perceives as too much, too fast, or too soon.
(c) As a fight to engage in with others.
(d) As unfinished business.

5. Who did Malcolm X once say the future belongs to?
(a) The progressives.
(b) The Republicans.
(c) The poor.
(d) Those who prepare for it today.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which form of white fragility does Robin DiAngelo describe in an excerpt in Chapter 7?

2. What do all adults need to learn how to do, according to Menakem?

3. What was the original intent of the "Don't Mess With Texas" campaign?

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

5. What concepts were invented in the seventeenth century?

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