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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. Which Black MP's comments touched off a Twitter firestorm of criticism and comments in 2012?
(a) Marcia Blackhall.
(b) Diane Abbott.
(c) Jamila Priya.
(d) Reni Lorton.

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

3. What were the group of young white men in the late 1950s who wore creeper shoes and shirts and who set upon the streets to assault Black people called?
(a) Redneck boys.
(b) Good old boys.
(c) Teddy boys.
(d) Flagrant boys.

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

5. What organization did Rachel Fleming found in 1927?
(a) The Pediatric Society for All British Children.
(b) The Liverpool Association for the Welfare of Half-Caste Children.
(c) The Keys and Club Society.
(d) The White People Freeing Black People Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which actor spoke about the lack of historical British films about Black people when speaking to Radio Times?

2. What prompted the Brixton riots in 1981?

3. What legal requirement in the U.K. adoption process did David Cameron remove in 2012?

4. Where was Jessican's father originally from?

5. What kind of group or place do some people seek to be able to talk about living under the weight of racism with like-minded people?

(see the answer key)

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