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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 57 - 109).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a trademark of the royal family.
(c) It was spectator sport.
(d) It was mandated by law.

2. What happens when people experience repeated trauma over long periods?
(a) Stress hormones are released in their bodies.
(b) They often have heart attacks.
(c) They become overweight.
(d) They can no longer learn or keep going to school.

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

4. What do oppressed people often do in regard to the trauma-based values and strategies of their oppressors?
(a) Re-write them.
(b) Internalize them.
(c) Rebel against them.
(d) Respect them.

5. What does Menakem say every therapist will tell people about healing?
(a) It involves paying for therapy.
(b) It involves music.
(c) It involves writing letters.
(d) It involves discomfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Toni Morrison's quote in Chapter 4, racism is which of the following?

2. In the end of Chapter 3, what does Menakem say Blacks have developed over many years?

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

4. What are two characteristics of resilience?

5. What does one do by healing his own trauma?

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