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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: What if I Talk About Race Wrong? - Chapter 6: Is Police Brutality Really About Race?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Statisticians predict that out of every three black men born in the current era, how many will be incarcerated by the time they reach adulthood?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. To what sort of location did Oluo go with a friend the day after her online altercation with a coworker?
(a) A park.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A classroom.

3. According to Oluo in Chapter 1: Is it Really About Racism?, the system of racism has been intertwined with what system since the beginning of the United States of America?
(a) The prison system.
(b) The health care system.
(c) The economic system.
(d) The tax system.

4. Oluo states that from the beginning, she hoped that the book So You Want to Talk About Race would create real what?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Anger.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Change.

5. With whom was Oluo having dinner when she had to excuse herself to launch a program on her phone?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her date.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. The CPE lists all but which of the following weapons in its definition of the use of force from police?

2. In Chapter 2: What is Racism?, Oluo discusses a coworker who posted a meme suggesting that recipients of welfare be forced to take what action before receiving benefits?

3. What metaphorical element does Oluo use within the Introduction to characterize racism?

4. On what platform did Oluo find the social media group that she eventually joined in the Seattle area?

5. How old was Oluo when she joined a social media group for Seattleite people of color?

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