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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue – Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose theory of cognitive development is cited in Chapter 1?
(a) Robert Forster.
(b) James White.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) Jean Genet.

2. What was the hero of the one comic book that the narrator ever owned?
(a) Batman.
(b) Superman.
(c) Green Lantern.
(d) Aquaman.

3. What does the narrator claim is the "black workingman's motto" in the Prologue (20)?
(a) "The cream rises to the top."
(b) "Harder and faster."
(c) "Work buys freedom."
(d) "Out of sight, out of mind."

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

5. On what date was the narrator summoned to appear at the U. S. Supreme court building in the Prologue?
(a) September 12.
(b) March 19.
(c) June 16.
(d) May 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the hairstyles of the Justices when they enter the courtroom in the Prologue (19)?

2. The narrator states in the Prologue, "This may be hard to believe, coming from a black man, but I've never" what (3)?

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. The narrator states in the Prologue, "I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when" what (18)?

5. What does the narrator say his father was in Chapter 1?

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