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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 57 - 109).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Menakem end each chapter?
(a) With the same line about fighting oppression.
(b) With a bullet list titled Re-memberings.
(c) With a haiku.
(d) With lyrics from a different song.

2. What is the title of Barbara Tuchman's book?
(a) Dark Mirror.
(b) Underground Mirror.
(c) A Distant Mirror.
(d) Man in the Mirror Way.

3. What is one shortcut the lizard brain uses to decide how a body will react to another body, according to Menakem?
(a) How ill does this body look compared to mine?
(b) How closely does a body match mine?
(c) How does this body smell compared to mine?
(d) How much cleaner does a body look than mine?

4. How does the Black body see the white body?
(a) Unpredictable.
(b) Privileged, controlling, and dangerous.
(c) Sad.
(d) Suspicious.

5. What did Martin Luther King Jr. believe about the ultimate measure of a man?
(a) It is defined by white man's definitions.
(b) It is defined by where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
(c) It is defined by his words, not his actions.
(d) It is defined by his access to education and wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when people experience repeated trauma over long periods?

2. What does Menakem's mother tell him about his grandmother's feet?

3. What does an embedded trauma response in the body manifest itself as?

4. Which years defined the Jim Crow Era?

5. Who wrote the book Everyday Narcissism?

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