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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Part Four: The Tentacles of Caste".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What departure from legal precedent was made in the Virginia Assembly's decision that the children of enslaved women should also be considered slaves?
(a) Prior to this, status was legally passed from father to child.
(b) Prior to this, slavery was not considered to be inherited.
(c) Prior to this, the status of both parents was factored into a child's status.
(d) Prior to this, slavery was not considered a permanent condition.

2. In "Pillar Number Five: Occupational Hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill," what is the rhetorical purpose of including information about Hammond's nieces?
(a) It impeaches Hammond's character.
(b) It demonstrates the subordinate role of women in America.
(c) It supports Wilkerson's point about the hypocrisy of the upper caste.
(d) It clarifies the relationship of the Hammond quotes to Wilkerson's claims.

3. According to "The Trials of the Middle Castes: The Race to Get Under the White Tent," what caused the Supreme Court to rule that "White" means "Caucasian"?
(a) A Cuban immigrant sued for the right to own property in Florida.
(b) A Japanese immigrant tried to make the case that he should be considered "White."
(c) An Indian immigrant argued that he should be considered for citizenship.
(d) An Irish immigrant was arrested for shopping in a store signed "No Irish."

4. In "An American Untouchable," how does the high school principal in India refer to Martin Luther King'?
(a) As an "American Gandhi."
(b) As a "Negro."
(c) As a great leader.
(d) As an "untouchable."

5. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what figure of speech does Wilkerson use when she says that modern caste protocols "are like the wind" (212)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Understatement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which leading Black intellectual corresponded with Bhimrao Ambedkar about race in America?

2. According to Wilkerson in "The Second Pillar: Heritability," what happened to Forest Whitaker at a Manhattan Deli?

3. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," Wilkerson relays the story of a Black woman who visits a new white neighbor. What is the white neighbor's response?

4. When legislation was finally adopted to limit the workday of enslaved persons, how long did their workday become?

5. In "Pillar Number Six: Dehumanization and Stigma," Wilkerson explains that enslaved people were not allowed to cry as their families were separated. What is this meant to serve as an example of?

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