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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 years defined the Enslavement Era?
(a) 1760 through 1920.
(b) 1600 through 1850.
(c) 1619 through 1865.
(d) 1750 through 1850.

2. What does one do by healing his own trauma?
(a) Help perpetuate oppression.
(b) Help fight climate change.
(c) Help decrease inequality.
(d) Help heal the world.

3. What is the first step in healing when trauma is present, according to Menakem?
(a) Setting out meditative practices.
(b) Helping someone learn to cook.
(c) Educating someone on what trauma actually is.
(d) Finding a partner.

4. In Chapter 6, which child's death affected Menakem very significantly?
(a) Michael Brown's.
(b) Tariq James's.
(c) Tamir Rice's.
(d) Laquan McDonald's.

5. In which book does Ta-Nahisi Coates discuss the long-standing destruction of the Black body in America?
(a) Wander and Wonder.
(b) Between the World and Me.
(c) The History of Malcolm X.
(d) Finally Here.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do oppressed people often do in regard to the trauma-based values and strategies of their oppressors?

2. What years defined the Middle Ages?

3. What does Menakem caution the reader about in regards to the physical activities he outlines?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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