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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) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. How does Oluo describe the identities of the men who approached Oluo's picnicking group in the Seattle park?
(a) Trans.
(b) Latinx.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. Oluo insists at the end of Chapter 3: What If I Talk About Race Wrong? that it is crucial that in the fight for social justice, we disregard our what?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Ennui.

4. In the preface, Oluo thanks readers for alerting her to the fact that the first edition of the book used outdated and inconsistent language in discussion of which cultures?
(a) Latinx cultures.
(b) Indigenous cultures.
(c) East Indian cultures.
(d) Asian cultures.

5. Which aspect of Oluo's first serious conversation about race with her mother made her happy they had talked?
(a) Its tears.
(b) Its twists and turns.
(c) Its laughter.
(d) Its outcome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?

3. "The beliefs that sit in the back of your brain and inform your actions without your implicit knowledge is called what?

4. When Oluo got pulled over for speeding in 2015, she was given a ticket for driving how many miles per hour over the speed limit?

5. Black people have a 3.5-4 times higher probability of having what fate befall them at the hands of police than their white counterparts?

(see the answer key)

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