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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. When did Martin Luther King Jr. say an individual has really been able to start living at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) When he can love someone who does not look like him.
(b) When he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
(c) When he can feel free in a jail cell.
(d) When he can advocate for his fellow neighbor.

2. Which of the following does Menakem say about torture in the Middle Ages in England?
(a) It was a trademark of the royal family.
(b) It was mandated by law.
(c) It was advanced by the Puritans.
(d) It was spectator sport.

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

4. Which of the following does Menakem suggest as an action to help a white body feel more settled in the presence of Black bodies?
(a) Sing in a choir.
(b) Join a gym with a clientele of mixed ethnicities.
(c) Cook some recipes from the Black southern American tradition.
(d) Take a hip hop dance class.

5. What does Menakem advocate adding to one's life in Chapter 17 to improve it?
(a) More cheese.
(b) Softness.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James Baldwin, when is the power of the white world threatened?

2. What kind of torture from the Middle Ages does Menakem evoke in Chapter 16?

3. What does an embedded trauma response in the body manifest itself as?

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

5. What does Menakem hope to help people with in respect to their bodies throughout the book, as he outlines it in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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