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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 Black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.
(b) When Black people gain better access to education.
(c) When a white person accepts that Black people are equal.
(d) When Black people gain more wealth.

2. Which of the following is NOT necessary in order for one to do great harm, according to Charles Blow?
(a) Operating in solitude.
(b) Operating with religious motivations.
(c) Operating with great malice.
(d) Operating in concert.

3. What does Menakem caution the reader about in regards to the physical activities he outlines?
(a) Not to get frustrated if they do not work.
(b) To do them outside.
(c) Not to skip them.
(d) To do at least ten per day.

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

5. Who wrote Killing the Black Body?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Hedly Frable.
(c) Ta-Nahisi Coates.
(d) Dorothy Roberts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which years defined the Native American Decimation and European Colony Era?

2. What sometimes happen when one chooses dirty pain over clean pain?

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

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

5. What did the initial invention of race require, according to Menakem?

(see the answer key)

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