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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students attended the high school that the author attended?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 3,000.

2. Who wrote The Fire Next Time?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) Sam Greenlee.
(d) W.E.B. Du Bois.

3. When was The Origin of Species published?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1915.

4. Who was cursed by Noah in the Bible because his father viewed Noah in his nakedness?
(a) Moses.
(b) Peter.
(c) Canaan.
(d) Adam.

5. In 2015, what percentage of people killed by police were Black, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) 3%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 26%.
(d) 63%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the high school located that the author enrolled in for ninth grade?

2. Who wrote the manifesto The Spook Who Sat by the Door?

3. What does the author assert is "the heartbeat of racism, beating across ideologies, races, and nations" (14) in the Introduction?

4. In what field did the author's mother take on a career?

5. Who signed the Immigration Act of 1924 into law?

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