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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 are trauma and other adverse childhood events associated with?
(a) A tendency to travel more than often.
(b) A tendency to not want to live alone.
(c) Problems having children.
(d) A wide range of illnesses.

2. How many opposing forces does Menakem say a person will notice in attempting to mend trauma?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What does Menakem say about genuine healing?
(a) It is only possible after reading extensively.
(b) It is a temporarily disruptive process.
(c) It is necessary for collective action.
(d) It is only possible with the help of a trained professional.

4. What kind of torture from the Middle Ages does Menakem evoke in Chapter 16?
(a) Being electrocuted.
(b) Drawing and Quartering.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Being pulled apart on the rack.

5. What should leaders in law enforcement do two to three times a year for their staff, according to Menakem?
(a) Bring in puppies.
(b) Bring in clowns.
(c) Bring in healers.
(d) Bring in singers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a common first step in the mending of trauma, as Menakem explains it in Chapter 13?

2. How does Menakem define trauma in Chapter 8?

3. What does unhealed trauma act like?

4. What do police officers need to retrain their bodies to do, according to Menakem in Chapter 9?

5. What does our culture that we chose do for us more than anything, according to Menakem?

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