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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 237 - 309).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are police expected to act in many towns and communities, according to Menakem?
(a) Like teachers.
(b) Like soldiers.
(c) Like religious leaders.
(d) Like friends.

2. According to James Baldwin, when is the power of the white world threatened?
(a) When a Black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.
(b) When Black people gain better access to education.
(c) When Black people gain more wealth.
(d) When a white person accepts that Black people are equal.

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

4. Where does the largest part of the soul nerve travel?
(a) Through the hair.
(b) Through the gut.
(c) Through the heart.
(d) Through the arm.

5. Who wrote Killing the Black Body?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Hedly Frable.
(c) Ta-Nahisi Coates.
(d) Dorothy Roberts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What exercise does Menakem suggest for white readers at the end of Chapter 7?

2. In which state were more white people lynched than Black people?

3. Which of the following are activities Menakem suggests to get the soul nerve functioning the way it should?

4. In the end of Chapter 3, who or what does Menakem ask the reader to envision?

5. What is a particular culture among a smaller section of society called?

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