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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. Which of the following does Menakem say is necessary for activists?
(a) Rest, leisure, and self-care.
(b) Knowing how police do their jobs.
(c) Academic research.
(d) Participation in a sports team.

2. What is the primary task of event organizers, planners, leaders, or speakers, according to Menakem?
(a) To win hearts and minds.
(b) To get the financial issues in order.
(c) To communicate with others.
(d) To push back against the politicians in power.

3. Where does the largest part of the soul nerve travel?
(a) Through the heart.
(b) Through the arm.
(c) Through the gut.
(d) Through the hair.

4. What does Menakem say police officers do not have to choose between?
(a) Having a family and being a good cop.
(b) Being fit and being a good cop.
(c) Being happy and being a good cop.
(d) Being a loyal cop who enforces white-body supremacy and being a traitor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the very end of Chapter 7, what does Menakem remind white people that whiteness does NOT equal?

3. What do all adults need to learn how to do, according to Menakem?

4. How does the Black body see the white body?

5. What is one way culture has been radically changed, according to Menakem?

(see the answer key)

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