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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Caste" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the median household income for Black households in 2017?
(a) $40,258.
(b) $25,817.
(c) $87,315.
(d) $63,412.

2. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?
(a) They stayed away from all indigenous peoples.
(b) They sent indigenous peoples to Europe.
(c) They found ways to work with the natives and honor their differences.
(d) They took children from families and sent them to boarding schools to learn their religion and culture.

3. In what year did Morocco gain its independence?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2013.

4. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?
(a) He was to deliver his state of the union address.
(b) He was to read a book about diversity to a preschool class.
(c) He was to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders.
(d) He was to throw the first pitch at the World Series.

5. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?
(a) Al Shabab.
(b) The Mujahideen.
(c) Taliban.
(d) Al Quaeda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?

2. What does Lalami say Muslims in America are required to do after an ISIS attack?

3. What race does Lalami say constitutes the majority of welfare recipients in "Caste"?

4. In "Assimilation," Lalami cites a New York Times article complaining that Chinese people do not assimilate like other cultures did. What year was this article published?

5. How much do Hispanic women make per every dollar a white man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?

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