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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Dr. Harold Moody form in 1931 in England?

2. What work by Lee Mun Wah does Eddo-Lodge mention in the Preface as touching to her?

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

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

5. What was Britain's first race-relations act, The Race Relations Act, passed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eddo-Lodge define white privilege, and what qualifier does she attach to it?

2. What is racism often confused with, and what is the difference between the two, according to Eddo-Lodge?

3. Why was the SS Empire Windrush significant in the history of racism in Britain?

4. What was the significance of the word "mugging" in Britain in the 1970s?

5. Why did so many people react negatively to MP Diane Abbott's tweet about race in 2012?

6. Who was responsible for bringing about the existence of Britain's Black History Month, and when did it begin?

7. What does Eddo-Lodge argue the U.S. struggle against racism has done to the British struggle against racism?

8. Why does Eddo-Lodge view this book as a paradox of sorts?

9. What happened after Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016 that Eddo-Lodge mentions at the end of Part I?

10. In the Preface, what specific group of white people does Eddo-Lodge write that she does not want to talk to about race any longer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Eddo-Lodge think, in general, attitudes towards racism among people of color began to change after the 2016 Brexit vote in the U.K.? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What impact did Muriel Fletcher's Report on the Investigation Into the Colour Problem in Liverpool and Other Ports in 1930 have on the nation's ideas about mixed-race children? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What advantage does both the idea and tactics of "divide and rule" have for white politicians in power, according to Eddo-Lodge? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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