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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Metropolitan Police Commissioner did Stephen Lawrence's family demand the resignation of in 1998?
(a) Sir Richard Wright.
(b) Catherine Baynard.
(c) Sir Paul Condon.
(d) Maria Rindell.

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

3. Which city had been the site of Britain's largest slave port?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) London.
(c) Hartfordshire.
(d) Blackpool.

4. In Part II, what does Eddo-Lodge conclude that seeing race is essential to in relation to racism?
(a) Enacting positive discrimination measures.
(b) Changing the system.
(c) Getting more support for one's goals.
(d) Understanding the true extent of the problem.

5. What year was the decision from the inquest on Stephen Lawrence's death announced?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1997.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1999.

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

7. Which actor spoke about the lack of historical British films about Black people when speaking to Radio Times?
(a) Idris Elba.
(b) Chadwick Boseman.
(c) David Oyelowo.
(d) Lenny Henderson.

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

9. 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) Affirmative action.
(b) Positive discrimination.
(c) Blind hiring.
(d) Diversified hiring.

10. In 2016, the Higher Education Statistics Agency found that what proportion of professors teaching in British Universities were white men?
(a) 85%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 70%.
(d) 50%.

11. What racist comment did Jessica's mother make about her father that upset her?
(a) A comment about her father's lack of intelligence.
(b) A comment about the large size of Jessica's father's penis.
(c) A comment about her father's cooking skills.
(d) A comment about her father's accent.

12. When was the Abolition of Slavery Act introduced in the British Empire?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1898.

13. What was the name for Indian soldiers who served and fought for Britain during WWI?
(a) Mercenaries.
(b) Alphas.
(c) Sepoys.
(d) Charlies.

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

15. 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 church discussion.
(b) A safe space.
(c) A university debate.
(d) A roundtable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was shot by the police in her own home and subsequently paralyzed by her injury?

2. Where was Jessican's father originally from?

3. Who was the judge who served the sentence in the murder trial of Stephen Lawrence?

4. How did Jessica first begin to see her extended family's manifestations of racist attitudes?

5. Which ethnic group of people in the U.K. are the most at risk to be admitted to psychiatric hospitals under the compulsory powers of the Mental Health Act, according to a 2003 NHS England report?

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