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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. What do all adults need to learn how to do, according to Menakem?
(a) Read.
(b) Think critically.
(c) Be good neighbors.
(d) Soothe and anchor themselves.

2. Which of the following forms does the pain of white progressives sometimes take, according to Menakem?
(a) White flight.
(b) White suspicion.
(c) White heartache.
(d) White guilt.

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

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

5. What do oppressed people often do in regard to the trauma-based values and strategies of their oppressors?
(a) Internalize them.
(b) Respect them.
(c) Rebel against them.
(d) Re-write them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many opposing forces does Menakem say a person will notice in attempting to mend trauma?

2. Who was crushed to death under a pile of rocks over a period of two days in 1692 in Salem?

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

4. Which of the following is trauma NOT, according to Menakem in Chapter 5?

5. What is race, according to Menakem in the start of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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