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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 177 - 233).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does your body feel when the soul nerve is functioning well?
(a) Constricted.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Sunburned.
(d) Relaxed, open and settled.

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

3. How many opposing forces does Menakem say a person will notice in attempting to mend trauma?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What is one thing that can be traumatizing to the police body, according to the re-memberings section in Chapter 8?
(a) Loud noises.
(b) Fires.
(c) Chronic stress.
(d) Repeated images of guns.

5. Why did Officer Betty Shelby say she shot Terence Crutcher?
(a) Her partner told her he did not have a gun and he felt threatened.
(b) She thought he had robbed a bank.
(c) She was scared she was going to die.
(d) Her partner told her Crutcher looked guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following forms does the pain of white progressives sometimes take, according to Menakem?

2. Which form of white fragility does Robin DiAngelo describe in an excerpt in Chapter 7?

3. Where does trauma often spread?

4. What does Menakem's brother tell him so many cops are told repeatedly that leads to tragic outcomes?

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

(see the answer key)

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