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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. According to James Baldwin, when is the power of the white world threatened?
(a) When a white person accepts that Black people are equal.
(b) When Black people gain more wealth.
(c) When Black people gain better access to education.
(d) When a Black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.

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

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

4. What movie does Menakem often show clips from in his workshops?
(a) 12 Years a Slave.
(b) Django Unchained.
(c) The Invisibles.
(d) Star Wars.

5. What does unhealed trauma act like?
(a) A rock thrown into a pond.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A plague.
(d) A fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many in American think of healing today?

2. Which years defined the Enslavement Era?

3. What do white bodies often desire to do in relation to Black bodies, according to Menakem?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Menakem say the white body sees itself?

5. How does the Black body see the white body?

(see the answer key)

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