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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. Which magazine published an editorial on the rise of mixed-race Britain in 2014?
(a) The Statesman.
(b) The Economist.
(c) The Guardian.
(d) The Evening Herald.

2. Which Black MP's comments touched off a Twitter firestorm of criticism and comments in 2012?
(a) Jamila Priya.
(b) Diane Abbott.
(c) Reni Lorton.
(d) Marcia Blackhall.

3. What did Stephen Lawrence's case teach Eddo-Lodge?
(a) Public transport is perilous for Black people in Britain.
(b) There are some parts of town that are safer than others.
(c) There are occasions when the police cannot be trusted to act fairly.
(d) It is smart to record interactions with the police.

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

5. In Part II, what does Eddo-Lodge write that structural racism in the U.K. is really about?
(a) Lingering resentment about the U.K.'s losses in WWI.
(b) The long shadow of the monarchy.
(c) Post WWII habits that became entrenched in society.
(d) How Britain's relationship with race infects and distorts equal opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Rachel Fleming found in 1927?

2. Which law drastically restricted immigration rights for Britain's Commonwealth citizens in 1962?

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

4. What is racism often confused with, as Eddo-Lodge explains it in Part II?

5. When did the British high court welcome its first Black judge onto the court?

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