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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many kinds of pain are there, according to Menakem?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What do therapists working with couples often discover?
(a) One partner has an eating disorder.
(b) One partner has unhealed trauma.
(c) One partner has spent time in jail.
(d) Both partners have had physical fights in the past.

3. How does the police body see Black bodies, according to Menakem?
(a) As too weak.
(b) As too strong.
(c) As dangerous and disruptive.
(d) As neutral.

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

5. How does the Black body see the white body?
(a) Unpredictable.
(b) Sad.
(c) Privileged, controlling, and dangerous.
(d) Suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How can trauma be inherited, according to Menakem?

3. Who did Menakem once co-host a radio show with in Minneapolis?

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

5. What question about ancestors does Menakem ask readers to consider in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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