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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-Eight: Democracy on the Ballot," what term does Wilkerson introduce for the period between Reconstruction and WWII?
(a) The Segregation Era.
(b) Jim Crow.
(c) The Nadir.
(d) The Long Shadow.

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

3. In "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Symbols of Caste," Wilkerson mentions two films that "fed the country and the world the Confederate version of the war" (335.) One is Birth of a Nation. What is the other?
(a) The Outlaw Josey Wales.
(b) Gone with the Wind.
(c) Shenandoah.
(d) Ride with the Devil.

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Three: Shock Troops on the Borders of Hierarchy," what are the Black women on the wine train ejected from the train for?
(a) Delaying the train by boarding too slowly.
(b) Endangering themselves and others by drinking excessively.
(c) Insisting that they be served before the other passengers.
(d) Causing a disturbance by laughing and talking.

5. What prejudice does Tushar, from the London conference in "Chapter Ten: Central Miscasting," say exists inside Indian castes?
(a) Prejudice based on skin color.
(b) Prejudice based on career achievements.
(c) Prejudice based on wealth.
(d) Prejudice based on education.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Symbols of Caste," what does Wilkerson describe at the site of the bunker where Hitler died?

2. In "Pillar Number Eight: Inherent Superiority versus Inherent Inferiority," what is the Louise Beavers anecdote meant to illustrate?

3. In "Chapter Fifteen: The Urgent Necessity of a Bottom Rung," what is the story of Burton Holmes and Freddie Stowers meant to illustrate?

4. When 20 Black people arrived in the New World on a Dutch ship in 1619, what were they classified as?

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

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