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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Part Six: Backlash".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," Wilkerson says that Clinton might have suffered from the "Bradley Effect." What does this mean?
(a) Polls tend to under-represent older white voters in agricultural states.
(b) Because of social stigma around Trump, voters told people they were going to vote for Clinton but actually voted for Trump.
(c) During relatively good economic times voters are more likely to vote for conservative candidates.
(d) White women did not support Clinton because their primary loyalty was to their caste.

2. On page 6, Wilkerson refers to white "preeminence." What quality is she referring to?
(a) Devotion to tradition or already existing institutions.
(b) Having the highest rank or position.
(c) Using language and mannerisms that indicate superiority.
(d) Unjustified rage.

3. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," what does Wilkerson tell Gwen Ifill she thinks is behind Trump's popularity?
(a) A rise in evangelicalism.
(b) Illegal immigration.
(c) Economic problems.
(d) Demographic shifts.

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Six: Turning Point and the Resurgence of Caste," what does Wilkerson say political scientists call "the belief that undeserving groups are getting ahead while your group is left behind" (325)?
(a) Caste loyalty.
(b) Racialized economics.
(c) Collective narcissism.
(d) Status threat.

5. In "Chapter Twenty-Five: A Change in the Script," whom does Wilkerson quote as saying that there was nothing more important than making sure that Obama did not win a second election?
(a) The Republican Senate Majority Leader.
(b) An Arizona governor.
(c) The leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
(d) The pastor of the largest evangelical church in Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter Eleven: Dominant Group Status Threat and the Precarity of the Highest Rung," Wilkerson discusses biases that occur without thought. What is this kind of bias called?

2. In "The Third Pillar: Endogamy and the Control of Marriage and Mating," what does Wilkerson imply was the reason for the prosecution of Hugh Davis?

3. In "Chapter Twenty: The Inevitable Narcissism of Caste," what is the rhetorical purpose of Wilkerson's anecdote about speaking with her colleague about the difficulty of managing her disabled mother's care?

4. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" why does Harold Hale's daughter get called into her principal's office?

5. In "Chapter Twelve: A Scapegoat to Bear the Sins of the World," what change in the concept of the scapegoat does Wilkerson say has occurred over time?

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