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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. Who first coined the phrase "white privilege"?
(a) Theodore W. Allen.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

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

3. What was the word Eddo-Lodge's white readers used most often to describe their feelings about her 2014 blog post on race that prompted her to write this book?
(a) Angering.
(b) Bewildering.
(c) Savage.
(d) Heartbreaking.

4. What is the term Eddo-Lodge uses throughout the book that expresses the idea of actively trying to increase racial diversity across the public and private sectors in the U.K.?
(a) Positive discrimination.
(b) Blind hiring.
(c) Affirmative action.
(d) Diversified hiring.

5. Who was the judge who served the sentence in the murder trial of Stephen Lawrence?
(a) Judge Mr. Justice Windsor.
(b) Judge Mr. Justice Treacy.
(c) Judge Mr. Justice Eton.
(d) Judge Mr. Justice Windham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city in Wales was the site of race riots on June 6, 1919?

2. What is Eddo-Lodge's opinion about color-blindess?

3. What racist comment did Jessica's mother make about her father that upset her?

4. Which Metropolitan Police Commissioner did Stephen Lawrence's family demand the resignation of in 1998?

5. Which city had been the site of Britain's largest slave port?

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