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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. Where did Menakem spend a lot of time with his brothers when he was little?
(a) His sister's house.
(b) His uncle's house.
(c) His grandmother's house.
(d) His aunt's house.

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

3. What should leaders in law enforcement do two to three times a year for their staff, according to Menakem?
(a) Bring in clowns.
(b) Bring in healers.
(c) Bring in singers.
(d) Bring in puppies.

4. Who wrote the essay "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space"?
(a) Charles Blow.
(b) Ta-Nahisi Coates.
(c) Brent Staples.
(d) Jonathan Capeheart.

5. What did Officer Soppeland do immediately after shooting Matthew Hovland-Knase?
(a) He flagged down a passerby to call 911.
(b) He sped away in his car.
(c) He froze and could not do anything.
(d) He got a first aid kit and started administering medical aid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are police expected to act in many towns and communities, according to Menakem?

2. What takes a huge toll on the bodies of law enforcement officials?

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

4. What does writer Nikki Giovanni say happens when you do not understand yourself in her quote in Chapter 9?

5. What is one shortcut the lizard brain uses to decide how a body will react to another body, according to Menakem?

(see the answer key)

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