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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. Which of the following were lynchings NOT in the year 1920 in America?
(a) Legal.
(b) Widespread.
(c) Aberrations.
(d) Celebratory events, for some involved.

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

3. In Chapter 8, what does Menakem explicitly say is not a valid defense for murder?
(a) Having been hypnotized.
(b) Having been taught that Black people are inferior.
(c) Low blood sugar.
(d) Lizard-brain panic.

4. Besides trauma, what do humans sometimes pass from generation to generation?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Haughtiness.
(c) Resilience.
(d) Suspicion.

5. Who drove his motorcycle at high speed and was then pulled over and shot by a police officer in 2016?
(a) Henry Beade.
(b) Jim Brown.
(c) Matthew Hovland-Knase.
(d) Rowan Ferguson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is never a valid excuse for murder, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?

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

3. What do we all need to do if we are to live full, meaningful lives, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?

4. What is one main message behind micro-aggressions?

5. What device does Menakem advise people to use to help learn to settle the body?

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