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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 (Pages 57 - 116).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Stephen Lawrence with when he was stabbed to death in 1993?
(a) Daniel Chimanda.
(b) Marshall Windstead.
(c) Duwayne Brooks.
(d) Robert Bannon.

2. What was Britain's first race-relations act, The Race Relations Act, passed?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1965.

3. How does the mixed-race "Jessica" choose to identify in terms of racial background?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Indian.

4. About how many Black 16- to 24-year-olds were out of work in the U.K. in 2012?
(a) 80%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 45%.

5. What city did Martin Luther King Jr. write a famous letter from a jail cell in in 1963?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the word Eddo-Lodge's white readers used most often to describe their feelings about her 2014 blog post on race that prompted her to write this book?

2. Who did Eddo-Lodge agonize over including an interview with in this book, as she stated in the Preface?

3. According to Eddo-Lodge, what does racism bring with it along with a disempowerment for those affected by it?

4. What year was the decision from the inquest on Stephen Lawrence's death announced?

5. A 2009 report from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission found that what percentage of all Black men living in Britain were on the National DNA Database?

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