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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 111 - 175).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Menakem's newphew that he mentions in Chapter 8?
(a) Rema.
(b) Xavier.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Ben.

3. Who did Menakem once co-host a radio show with in Minneapolis?
(a) Keith Ellison.
(b) Hedly Jackson.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Ta-Nahisi Coates.

4. Who was crushed to death under a pile of rocks over a period of two days in 1692 in Salem?
(a) Biddy Jane.
(b) Biddy Rowan.
(c) Giles Gorey.
(d) Winston Hughes.

5. What did Martin Luther King Jr. believe about the ultimate measure of a man?
(a) It is defined by his words, not his actions.
(b) It is defined by his access to education and wealth.
(c) It is defined by white man's definitions.
(d) It is defined by where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Besides trauma, what do humans sometimes pass from generation to generation?

3. Which of the following is an impervious myth created by white-body supremacy about the Black body?

4. Which of the following will NOT help the body discharge excess energy, according to Menakem?

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

(see the answer key)

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