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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. Which of the following is trauma NOT, according to Menakem in Chapter 5?
(a) Often helped by therapy.
(b) Difficult to deal with and process.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Hurtful.

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

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

4. Where did Menakem lead a series of training sessions while he was writing this book?
(a) The Fraternal Order Association.
(b) The Museum Organization of America.
(c) Minneapolis Police Department.
(d) The Library of Congress.

5. What years defined the Middle Ages?
(a) Roughly 1600 through 1800.
(b) Roughly 1900 through 2000.
(c) Roughly 200 through 400.
(d) Roughly 500 through 1500.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Menakem say that Officer Soppeland shot a motorcyclist in Chapter 8?

2. Which of the following does Menakem say about torture in the Middle Ages in England?

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

4. Who drove his motorcycle at high speed and was then pulled over and shot by a police officer in 2016?

5. Why did the police officer who killed Philando Castile say he felt in danger?

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