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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which white nationalist party was formed in Britain in 1967?
(a) The Back to Front.
(b) The National Front.
(c) The Starwalt Front.
(d) The Supreme Front.

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

4. When did Britain vote to leave the European Union?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2018.

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

6. Which law drastically restricted immigration rights for Britain's Commonwealth citizens in 1962?
(a) The Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
(b) The Griffin Act.
(c) The Windrush Generation Act.
(d) The Lord Haw-Haw Act.

7. 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) Post WWII habits that became entrenched in society.
(c) The long shadow of the monarchy.
(d) Lingering resentment about the U.K.'s losses in WWI.

8. In 1982, where did John Fernandes work?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Herrod's Department Store.
(c) The Brixton Police Department.
(d) Kilburn Polytechnic.

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

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

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

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

13. Which magazine published an editorial on the rise of mixed-race Britain in 2014?
(a) The Economist.
(b) The Evening Herald.
(c) The Statesman.
(d) The Guardian.

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

15. Which American sports organization announced measures to address the lack of Black managers in the sport in 2002?
(a) The National Hockey League.
(b) The National Football League.
(c) The National Basketball Association.
(d) The National Tennis League.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the group of young white men in the late 1950s who wore creeper shoes and shirts and who set upon the streets to assault Black people called?

2. According to Eddo-Lodge, what does racism bring with it along with a disempowerment for those affected by it?

3. 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?

4. Where were the majority of Britain's plantations in the 1700s and 1800s?

5. What was the name for Indian soldiers who served and fought for Britain during WWI?

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