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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 does the author assert is "the heartbeat of racism, beating across ideologies, races, and nations" (14) in the Introduction?
(a) Rage.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Denial.

2. Where did the author enroll in high school in the ninth grade?
(a) John Browne High School.
(b) George Roberts High School.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr. High School.
(d) Robert Kennedy High School.

3. Who wrote in 1978, "In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently" (26)?
(a) James Cone.
(b) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(c) Addison Gayle Jr.
(d) Harry Blackmun.

4. When was the film Hoop Dreams released?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1999.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Native Son?

2. What was the Latinx immigrant population in the U.S. in 1980?

3. According to Department of Education data, how many times more likely were Black students than White students to be suspended from public schools in the 2013-14 academic school year?

4. What percentage of White families lived in owner-occupied homes in 2014?

5. What nickname did the author get named in seventh and eighth grades?

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