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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddo-Lodge write in the Preface that she spends most of her time doing now, despite her blog post in 2014 stating she would do the opposite?
(a) Baking cakes.
(b) Talking to white people about race.
(c) Volunteering.
(d) Watching movies.

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

3. How many years after Stephen Lawrence's death were two men found guilty of his murder?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

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

5. Who was the British Prime Minister throughout the 1980s?
(a) David Cameron.
(b) Tony Blair.
(c) Gordon Browne.
(d) Margaret Thatcher.

6. According to Eddo-Lodge, what does racism bring with it along with a disempowerment for those affected by it?
(a) Guilt for those who are not affected by it.
(b) A loss of opportunity for those who are not affected by it.
(c) Negative economic repercussions and a lowered life expectancy for those who are not affected by it.
(d) An empowerment for those who are not affected by it.

7. Which slave ship's image did abolitionist William Elford publish in 1788?
(a) The Eton.
(b) The Windrush.
(c) The Sandy Waves.
(d) The Brooks.

8. 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?
(a) A university debate.
(b) A church discussion.
(c) A safe space.
(d) A roundtable.

9. What work by Lee Mun Wah does Eddo-Lodge mention in the Preface as touching to her?
(a) The Color of Water.
(b) Half Blind.
(c) The Color Purple.
(d) The Color of Fear.

10. What organization did Dr. Harold Moody form in 1931 in England?
(a) The League of Colored Peoples.
(b) The Keys and Skulls.
(c) The Gentry Club.
(d) The Marshall Note.

11. Who was shot by the police in her own home and subsequently paralyzed by her injury?
(a) Marcella Wynne.
(b) Patrician Windham.
(c) Cherry Groce.
(d) Imelda Kerry.

12. What is the term Eddo-Lodge uses throughout the book that expresses the idea of actively trying to increase racial diversity across the public and private sectors in the U.K.?
(a) Diversified hiring.
(b) Blind hiring.
(c) Positive discrimination.
(d) Affirmative action.

13. What did Stephen Lawrence's case teach Eddo-Lodge?
(a) It is smart to record interactions with the police.
(b) There are some parts of town that are safer than others.
(c) Public transport is perilous for Black people in Britain.
(d) There are occasions when the police cannot be trusted to act fairly.

14. Where were the majority of Britain's plantations in the 1700s and 1800s?
(a) The Caribbean.
(b) East Asia.
(c) The Micronesian Islands.
(d) Eastern Europe.

15. What was the date of Stephen Lawrence's death?
(a) March 10, 1993.
(b) December 20, 1993.
(c) April 22, 1993.
(d) August 13, 1993.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1980s, which political party did Britain's settled Black and brown people mostly belong to?

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

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

4. Which academic did Eddo-Lodge interview in 2014 on the subject of so-called color-blindness?

5. Which city had been the site of Britain's largest slave port?

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