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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 forms does the pain of white progressives sometimes take, according to Menakem?
(a) White guilt.
(b) White suspicion.
(c) White heartache.
(d) White flight.

2. Which of the following does Menakem say about torture in the Middle Ages in England?
(a) It was advanced by the Puritans.
(b) It was mandated by law.
(c) It was spectator sport.
(d) It was a trademark of the royal family.

3. What does Bomani Jones's quote beginning Chapter 6 say?
(a) This country does not like Black people very much.
(b) Black people's very bodies are viewed as weapons.
(c) Voting is more important to Black people as owning land.
(d) Black people are often thought of as being invulnerable to pain.

4. What do elders provide for the next generation?
(a) Mentoring and guidance.
(b) Land.
(c) Financial support.
(d) Food.

5. What do all adults need to learn how to do, according to Menakem?
(a) Be good neighbors.
(b) Soothe and anchor themselves.
(c) Think critically.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the largest part of the soul nerve travel?

2. What is helpful after one experiences a stressful event, as Menakem explains the process in Chapter 13?

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

4. According to James Baldwin, when is the power of the white world threatened?

5. How does Menakem describe many of the English who fled to America in the 1600s?

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