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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the sign that Robert Relf put outside his house for sale in 1976 say?
(a) Will Shoot any Trespassers.
(b) No Blacks, Dogs, or Irish.
(c) For sale to an English family only.
(d) Go Away Non-Whites.

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

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

4. In Part II, what does Eddo-Lodge write that structural racism in the U.K. is really about?
(a) How Britain's relationship with race infects and distorts equal opportunity.
(b) The long shadow of the monarchy.
(c) Lingering resentment about the U.K.'s losses in WWI.
(d) Post WWII habits that became entrenched in society.

5. Whose initial idea was a Black History Month in Britain?
(a) Betrand Rimmel.
(b) Marshall Hayes.
(c) Micheline Rodin.
(d) Ansel Wong.

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

7. Where did many Scottish men go to work as slave drivers during the years Britain had slaves working on its plantations?
(a) Eastern Europe.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Micronesia.
(d) India.

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

9. What term did Muriel Fletcher's 1930 report cement the use of?
(a) Half-caste.
(b) Monetery-Caste.
(c) Immersion-Caste.
(d) Negro-caste.

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

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

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

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

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

15. When did Britain begin trading in African slaves?
(a) 1783.
(b) 1590.
(c) 1607.
(d) 1562.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is racism often confused with, as Eddo-Lodge explains it in Part II?

3. When did the British high court welcome its first Black judge onto the court?

4. 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?

5. Who were the highest proportion of U.K. students to receive the lowest possible college degree ranking between 2012 and 2013?

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