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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 (Pages 57 - 116).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose initial idea was a Black History Month in Britain?
(a) Marshall Hayes.
(b) Ansel Wong.
(c) Betrand Rimmel.
(d) Micheline Rodin.

2. Which city had been the site of Britain's largest slave port?
(a) Hartfordshire.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) London.
(d) Blackpool.

3. What city did Martin Luther King Jr. write a famous letter from a jail cell in in 1963?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Birmingham, Alabama.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Jackson, Mississippi.

4. What is racism often confused with, as Eddo-Lodge explains it in Part II?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Positive discrimination.
(d) Power.

5. About how many Black 16- to 24-year-olds were out of work in the U.K. in 2012?
(a) 25%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Eddo-Lodge agonize over including an interview with in this book, as she stated in the Preface?

2. According to Eddo-Lodge, what does racism bring with it along with a disempowerment for those affected by it?

3. Who died of a heart attack shortly after police raided her home in 1985?

4. Which actor spoke about the lack of historical British films about Black people when speaking to Radio Times?

5. When did Britain vote to leave the European Union?

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