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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is settling a body explicitly NOT the same thing as, according to Menakem?
(a) Healing.
(b) Staying fit.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Engaging with community.

2. What kind of torture from the Middle Ages does Menakem evoke in Chapter 16?
(a) Drawing and Quartering.
(b) Being pulled apart on the rack.
(c) Being electrocuted.
(d) Hanging.

3. What is life full of, according to Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah's quote in Chapter 12?
(a) Fun.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Pain.

4. 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 got a first aid kit and started administering medical aid.
(d) He froze and could not do anything.

5. What is another name for code words that are racially related?
(a) Epithets.
(b) Slurs.
(c) Dog whistles.
(d) Euphemisms.

6. Why is white-body supremacy so intractable?
(a) It is financially beneficial.
(b) It was taught in schools for years.
(c) It is seen as an intelligent way of thinking.
(d) It offers a sense of belonging to white bodies.

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

8. When has Menakem usually gotten most upset with his son Tezara?
(a) When his son does not do well in school.
(b) When his son has been disrespectful to his parents.
(c) When his son has minimized racism.
(d) When his son has put himself in danger.

9. Which of the following are activities Menakem suggests to get the soul nerve functioning the way it should?
(a) Drinking alcohol.
(b) Finding a cat or dog to adopt.
(c) Belly breathing, buzzing, and/or slow rocking.
(d) Playing a sport.

10. What does Menakem's brother do for a living?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is an architect.
(c) He is a police officer.
(d) He is a lawyer.

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

12. What happens when a person heals historical and intergenerational trauma?
(a) That person heals the people who came before her.
(b) That person may now be able to achieve all her dreams.
(c) That person finds a way to write a new book.
(d) That person may achieve financial freedom.

13. What is the second step of moving through clean pain focused on?
(a) Staying in the here and now.
(b) Journaling.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Singing.

14. What takes a huge toll on the bodies of law enforcement officials?
(a) Running too hard.
(b) Lack of sleep.
(c) Eating badly.
(d) White-body supremacy.

15. Why does Menakem write that people often visit him for therapy?
(a) To make jokes with him.
(b) To see his fish tank.
(c) To be with his settled, regulated nervous system.
(d) To look at his books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device does Menakem advise people to use to help learn to settle the body?

2. Who is Menakem's newphew that he mentions in Chapter 8?

3. What do we all need to do if we are to live full, meaningful lives, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?

4. What does Menakem say police officers do not have to choose between?

5. What creature does Menakem use in an example of a hypothetical brutal act in the beginning of Chapter 16?

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