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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 237 - 309).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Killing the Black Body?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Ta-Nahisi Coates.
(c) Hedly Frable.
(d) Dorothy Roberts.

2. What is the fifth step of moving through clean pain concered with?
(a) Singing.
(b) Staying in the here and now.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Discharging any energy remaining.

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

4. At the very end of Chapter 7, what does Menakem remind white people that whiteness does NOT equal?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Fragility.
(c) Dominance.
(d) Condescension.

5. In Chapter 20, what does Menakem advocate teaching our children about?
(a) The basics of dance.
(b) The basics of first aid.
(c) The basics of music.
(d) The basics of body awareness and somatic healing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Martin Luther King Jr. believe about the ultimate measure of a man?

2. What is life full of, according to Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah's quote in Chapter 12?

3. What word describes a lack of regard and everyday stressors that people of color routinely experience?

4. What is the first step in healing when trauma is present, according to Menakem?

5. What does a settled body do, as explained by Menakem in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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