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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 form of white fragility does Robin DiAngelo describe in an excerpt in Chapter 7?
(a) A strong aversion to promoting Black people in the workplace.
(b) A strong aversion to repealing laws that keep Black people at a disadvantage.
(c) A strong aversion to eating food cooked by Black people.
(d) A strong defensive response whenever a white body is challenged on the subject of race and equity.

2. What does vicarious trauma involve?
(a) Thinking about trauma.
(b) Watching someone else be traumatized.
(c) Watching a movie about trauma.
(d) Reading about trauma.

3. What does Menakem say his book presents some profound opportunities for?
(a) Finality.
(b) Healing and growth.
(c) Learning math.
(d) Transformation.

4. How can trauma be inherited, according to Menakem?
(a) Through the trees.
(b) Through genes.
(c) Through food.
(d) Through church teachings.

5. Who controlled nearly all the colonized territory in what would become the United States in the late 1600s?
(a) Britain.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Barbara Tuchman's book?

2. How many kinds of pain are there, according to Menakem?

3. Where does trauma often spread?

4. What are trauma and other adverse childhood events associated with?

5. What are two characteristics of resilience?

(see the answer key)

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