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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. To whom is Wilkerson referring on page 4 when she describes someone as "a no-nonsense national figure overqualified by some estimates"?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) Bernie Sanders.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Donald Trump.

2. On page 11, what does Wilkerson indicate the term "evangelical voters" is code for?
(a) White.
(b) Bible Belt.
(c) Working class.
(d) Rural.

3. In "Pillar Number Eight: Inherent Superiority versus Inherent Inferiority," what is Wilkerson's central claim?
(a) That even ordinary events like getting onto a bus reflect the premise that Blacks are inferior.
(b) That the caste system depends on all members of the lowest caste being treated as inferior to all members of the highest caste.
(c) That American Blacks have historically been treated like animals.
(d) That Black Americans have had to learn an elaborate performance of inferiority.

4. According to Wilkerson in In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," what do social scientists say combines with racial bias to produce racism?
(a) Systemic power.
(b) Personal intention.
(c) Overt hatred.
(d) Extremism.

5. 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) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Vitals of History," what does Wilkerson compare an honest and rigorous study of history to?

2. At what famous Alabama bridge did the police violently attack peaceful protesters on their way to Montgomery?

3. What was decided at the conference depicted in the opening of "The Nazis and the Acceleration of Caste"?

4. According to "Pillar Number Four: Purity versus Pollution," what did the United States use to "curate" its population (123)?

5. According to Wilkerson in "The Second Pillar: Heritability," what distinguishes "caste" from "class"?

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