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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Part Two: The Arbitrary Construction of Human Divisions".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the beginning of "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what physical characteristic is the basis for Wilkerson's imaginary caste system?
(a) Eye color.
(b) Sex.
(c) Height.
(d) Shoe size.
2. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" what does Harold Hale do when people knock down his mailbox?
(a) Moves to a safer neighborhood.
(b) Resets it, in concrete.
(c) Forms a neighborhood watch committee.
(d) Complains to the police.
3. According to Wilkerson, who is at the top of the "ladder of humanity" created by colonists in North America?
(a) White men.
(b) English Protestants.
(c) Northern Europeans.
(d) Christians.
4. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what does Wilkerson say human-genome testing has revealed about race?
(a) It is entirely dependent on geography.
(b) There is tremendous variation within each of the five races.
(c) There are up to 36 divisions that could be called "races."
(d) It does not exist.
5. At what famous Alabama bridge did the police violently attack peaceful protesters on their way to Montgomery?
(a) The Benson Bridge.
(b) The Seven Mile Bridge.
(c) The Edmund Pettus Bridge.
(d) The New River Gorge Bridge.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," where does Wilkerson say the term "Caucasian" came from?
2. On page 16, Wilkerson says that people adjust to the "idiosyncrasies" of an old house. What is she saying that they adjust to?
3. In "A Long-Running Play and the Emergence of Caste in America," where does Wilkerson say that the American caste system was born?
4. What technique does Wilkerson use for the first time in the beginning of "An Old House and an Infrared Light"?
5. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," Wilkerson says that actions that reinforce the caste system are "autonomic." What is the best meaning of this word in this context?
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