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

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

3. What legal requirement in the U.K. adoption process did David Cameron remove in 2012?
(a) For local authorities to consider a child's racial, cultural and linguistic background during the adoption process.
(b) For prospective parents to have a certain income threshold.
(c) For adoptions to only be allowed to married, heterosexual couples.
(d) For adoptions to only be allowed to parents living in major U.K. cities.

4. Where was Jessican's father originally from?
(a) The United States.
(b) Trinidad and Tobago.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Jamaica.

5. Who did Eddo-Lodge agonize over including an interview with in this book, as she stated in the Preface?
(a) Nick Griffin.
(b) Tony Blair.
(c) Charles Hawdry.
(d) David Cameron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompted the Brixton riots in 1981?

2. Where did many Scottish men go to work as slave drivers during the years Britain had slaves working on its plantations?

3. Which transportation company did Guy Bailey interview with in 1965?

4. Who died of a heart attack shortly after police raided her home in 1985?

5. Which American sports organization announced measures to address the lack of Black managers in the sport in 2002?

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