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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 – 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose murder in 1964 launched interest and experiments in the bystander effect?
(a) Patricia Smith's.
(b) Paul Wilkinson's.
(c) Kitty Genovese's.
(d) Sarah Greenway's.

2. How old was Alfalfa when he was shot in the face?
(a) 23.
(b) 35.
(c) 59.
(d) 42.

3. What word from Chapter 7 refers to the supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Jurisprudence.
(c) Panglossian.
(d) Lycanthropy.

4. The narrator describes himself in the Prologue as a "not-so-proud descendant of" the Mees located where (20)?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Kentucky.

5. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?
(a) "Stolen anything."
(b) "Gone fishing."
(c) "Killed anyone."
(d) "Been in jail."

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the West African nation of Ghana declare independence?

2. What word from Chapter 6 refers to a historical clerk, scribe, or notary?

3. What is the name of the social psychology bible that the narrator's father took with him to talk down folks in his town?

4. What word from the Prologue refers to the theory or philosophy of law?

5. What date did the narrator use on his emancipation of Hominy in Chapter 6?

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