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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Who first coined the phrase "white privilege"?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Theodore W. Allen.

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

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

7. How does Eddo-Lodge define "people of color" in this book?
(a) Only Native Americans.
(b) Black people, Native Americans, and Asians.
(c) Only Black people.
(d) Anyone of any race that is not white.

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

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

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

11. What is Eddo-Lodge's opinion about color-blindess?
(a) It is the most preferable approach to addressing racism.
(b) The approach works best in well-established democratic nations.
(c) It is a childish, stunted analysis of racism.
(d) The approach works best in the developing world.

12. When did Eddo-Lodge begin to think about Black British history?
(a) When she was about 10 years old.
(b) When she was about 15 years old.
(c) Her second year of university.
(d) After her college graduation.

13. Which transportation company did Guy Bailey interview with in 1965?
(a) Bristol Omnibus Company.
(b) British Rail and Road.
(c) The Marshall Organization.
(d) The Brixton Bus Company.

14. What was the word Eddo-Lodge's white readers used most often to describe their feelings about her 2014 blog post on race that prompted her to write this book?
(a) Bewildering.
(b) Savage.
(c) Angering.
(d) Heartbreaking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eddo-Lodge say she herself is also an insider as well as an outsider in the system?

2. What city did Martin Luther King Jr. write a famous letter from a jail cell in in 1963?

3. What did the sign that Robert Relf put outside his house for sale in 1976 say?

4. Why did the nearly 500 people from the Caribbean come to Britain in 1948 on the Windrush ship?

5. What important abolitionist group was established in the year 1787 in Britain?

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