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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Part Three: The Eight Pillars of Caste".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to "Pillar Number Five: Occupational Hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill," what percentage of Blacks worked in white-collar professions during the Great Depression?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.
2. 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.
3. What social trend does Wilkerson link to the 2016 election?
(a) A decrease in undocumented immigration.
(b) An increase in hate crimes.
(c) A rise in anxiety and depression.
(d) The offshoring of manufacturing jobs.
4. In "Pillar Number Five: Occupational Hierarchy: The Jatis and the Mudsill," what is the rhetorical purpose of including the Hammond quotes?
(a) It demonstrates that religious belief is incompatible with endorsement of a caste system.
(b) This illustrates the depth of hatred that White Southerners had for the lowest caste.
(c) It bolsters Wilkerson's ethos, making the reader more receptive to her claims about India.
(d) This is a defining historical moment that explicitly supports the chapter's central claim.
5. On page 12, Wilkerson says that some contagions can only be managed with "vigilance." How is she proposing they should be managed?
(a) With constant watchfulness.
(b) With great speed.
(c) With careful thoroughness.
(d) With brute force.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "A Long-Running Play and the Emergence of Caste in America," where does Wilkerson say that the American caste system was born?
2. In "The Vitals of History," what does Wilkerson compare an honest and rigorous study of history to?
3. On page 11, what does Wilkerson indicate the term "evangelical voters" is code for?
4. According to Wilkerson, what constituency does the Republican Party represent?
5. To what part of history does Wilkerson explicitly link the Electoral College?
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