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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is defined in Chapter 2 as "One who is expressing the racist idea that a racial group is culturally or behaviorally inferior and is supporting cultural or behavioral enrichment programs to develop that group" (30)?
(a) Cultural elitist.
(b) Arbitrator.
(c) Segregationist.
(d) Assimilationist.

2. Where did the author attend fourth through sixth grades in school?
(a) St. Joseph's Parish Day School.
(b) St. Edward's Parish Day School.
(c) Peake Middle School.
(d) John Brown Middle School.

3. Who wrote the 2014 book A Troublesome Inheritance?
(a) Nicholas Wade.
(b) Chester Pierce.
(c) Francis Galton.
(d) Robert Park.

4. Who was Charles Darwin's half cousin that powered the transatlantic eugenics movement?
(a) Chester Pierce.
(b) Nicholas Wade.
(c) Francis Galton.
(d) Robert Park.

5. Who wrote Systema Nature in 1735?
(a) Eleanor Holmes.
(b) Gomes de Zurara.
(c) Addison Gayle Jr.
(d) Carl Linnaeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the immigrant student that the author describes teasing about his ethnic heritage in Chapter 5?

2. Who wrote The Fire Next Time?

3. Who warned in 1995, "Most inner-city children grow up surrounded by teenagers and adults who are themselves deviant, delinquent or criminal. A new generation of street criminals is upon us--the youngest, biggest and baddest generation any society has ever known" (94)?

4. In 2016, what percentage of urban residents in the U.S. reported being victims of violent crimes?

5. In 1993, what percentage of urban residents reported being victims of violent crime in the U.S.?

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