- These are the exact questions on the test, although the answers will not be in this order. The test is only over Part 1 of Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This is taken directly from the Kahoot that we play in class, so please excuse any formatting issues.
- Q1:Where does the author begin his memoir?
20 sec- During an interview.
This is a correct answer - In a bar.
This is a wrong answer - During a riot.
This is a wrong answer - At an auction.
This is a wrong answer
- During an interview.
- Q2:To whom is the memoir addressed?
20 sec- All Americans
This is a wrong answer - White Americans
This is a wrong answer - Black Americans
This is a wrong answer - The author's son
This is a correct answer
- All Americans
- Q3:According to the author, upon what has America's progress been built?
20 sec- Wealth
This is a wrong answer - Violence
This is a correct answer - Education
This is a wrong answer - Hard work
This is a wrong answer
- Wealth
- Q4:How are racism and race linked?
20 sec- They are NOT linked.
This is a wrong answer - They are both unfair.
This is a wrong answer - Categorizing people groups causes a power struggle.
This is a correct answer - People don't like what they don't under- stand.
This is a wrong answer
- They are NOT linked.
- Q5:Why does the author feel the interview was a failure?
20 sec- The interviewer discussed hope for racial peace.
This is a correct answer - No one would comment on his new book.
This is a wrong answer - The interview was cut short.
This is a wrong answer - He was insulted by a caller to the radio station.
This is a wrong answer
- The interviewer discussed hope for racial peace.
- Q6:According to the author, how does racism affect the body?
20 sec- Stress causes early aging.
This is a wrong answer - Mental distress creates mental discord.
This is a wrong answer - The soul is made weak.
This is a wrong answer - Violence eventually damages the body.
This is a correct answer
- Stress causes early aging.
- Q7:Why did the author refrain from comforting his son when Michael Brown's killers were set free?
20 sec- He was too sad to move off the couch.
This is a wrong answer - His son locked the bedroom door.
This is a wrong answer - He feels he would be doing his son a dis- justice.
This is a correct answer - He was busy calling the news station.
This is a wrong answer
- He was too sad to move off the couch.
- Q8:What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?
20 sec- How do I live free in this black body?
This is a correct answer - Who am I?
This is a wrong answer - How can all people groups coexist?
This is a wrong answer - When will America become one?
This is a wrong answer
- How do I live free in this black body?
- Q9:What 1986 event helped solidify the author's pt. of view that violence is inevitable?
20 sec- His father was shot.
This is a wrong answer - His mother was mugged.
This is a wrong answer - A teenage boy pulled a gun on him.
This is a correct answer - He fired his first weapon.
This is a wrong answer
- His father was shot.
- Q10:What did that author learn from television as a young boy?
20 sec- There is hope for his escape.
This is a wrong answer - The world is a terrifying place.
This is a wrong answer - All children live in fear.
This is a wrong answer - There are children in other places who do not live in fear.
This is a correct answer
- There is hope for his escape.
- Q11:What advantages has the author's son had growing up?
20 sec- Less racism, the internet, and a world culture.
This is a wrong answer - A safer neighborhood, better schools, more freedom
This is a wrong answer - A black president, social networks, omnipresent media, etc.
This is a correct answer - Wealth and private schools
This is a wrong answer
- Less racism, the internet, and a world culture.
- Q12:Coates explains that the young men walk the streets of Baltimore loud and rude because
20 sec- It gives them a sense of security & power.
This is a correct answer - They are uneducated and don't know better.
This is a wrong answer - They are uncultured and wild.
This is a wrong answer - It is their way of being friendly.
This is a wrong answer
- It gives them a sense of security & power.
- Q13:According to the author, the purpose of the public school system is to
20 sec- Inspire minds.
This is a wrong answer - Provide a safe haven.
This is a wrong answer - Create conformity.
This is a correct answer - Point to the road of success.
This is a wrong answer
- Inspire minds.
- Q14:Coates quotes that 60% of all young black men who drop out of high school will:
20 sec- Die before the age of 25.
This is a wrong answer - Join the military.
This is a wrong answer - End up homeless.
This is a wrong answer - Go to jail.
This is a correct answer
- Die before the age of 25.
- Q15:What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?
20 sec- Write.
This is a correct answer - Draw.
This is a wrong answer - Fight.
This is a wrong answer - Run.
This is a wrong answer
- Write.
- Q16:Which writer inspired the author as a young man?
20 sec- Alex Haley
This is a wrong answer - Malcolm X
This is a correct answer - Maya Angelou
This is a wrong answer - James Baldwin
This is a wrong answer
- Alex Haley
- Q17:What is the "Mecca" that the author describes to his son?
20 sec- His mother's collection of vintage vinyl.
This is a wrong answer - His poetry notebook.
This is a wrong answer - His father's collection of books.
This is a wrong answer - The culture of the student body at Howard University.
This is a correct answer
- His mother's collection of vintage vinyl.
- Q18:What is the "Yard?"
20 sec- A communal green space at Howard where students gather.
This is a correct answer - A strip of green grass near the White House.
This is a wrong answer - A club in downtown Atl.
This is a wrong answer - An area near the docks in Virginia where students gather
This is a wrong answer
- A communal green space at Howard where students gather.
- Q19:What did the author find unique about Howard University?
20 sec- Everyone was treated as an equal, regardless of race.
This is a wrong answer - All the students were wealthy regardless of race.
This is a wrong answer - All the students were black but had distinct cultures.
This is a correct answer - The professors spent time outside with the students.
This is a wrong answer
- Everyone was treated as an equal, regardless of race.
- Q20:What is the "one drop" rule?
20 sec- One drop of violence ruins a peaceful gathering.
This is a wrong answer - Having one black parent or ancestor makes a person black.
This is a correct answer - One drop of liquor makes an alcoholic.
This is a wrong answer - Having one white parent or ancestor makes a person white.
This is a wrong answer
- One drop of violence ruins a peaceful gathering.
- Q21:How did Queen Nzinga address the social insult of the Dutch ambassador?
20 sec- She sat on the ambassador's knee.
This is a wrong answer - She stood on the table.
This is a wrong answer - She stabbed the ambassador.
This is a wrong answer - She ordered one of her advisers to become a human chair.
This is a correct answer
- She sat on the ambassador's knee.
- Q22:What hobby did the author pursue while at Howard University?
20 sec- Poetry
This is a correct answer - Music
This is a wrong answer - Poker
This is a wrong answer - Bowling
This is a wrong answer
- Poetry
- Q23:What realization does the author have about his university education?
20 sec- It was as pointless as his public school educaiton.
This is a wrong answer - It was designed to break down myths and reveal truths.
This is a correct answer - He was never going to learn everything he needed to know.
This is a wrong answer - It was going to provide him with the skills to be a writer.
This is a wrong answer
- It was as pointless as his public school educaiton.
- Q24:What surprised the author about the sixteenth and seventeenth century portraits of Africans.
20 sec- Their facial features had been Anglicized.
This is a wrong answer - They were drawn in a ravenous, lustful, simian manner.
This is a wrong answer - They appeared regal and serene.
This is a correct answer - They looked ethnically different from African-Americans.
This is a wrong answer
- Their facial features had been Anglicized.
- Q25:What did the girl with the long dreads teach the author?
20 sec- Poetry
This is a wrong answer - Compassion
This is a correct answer - French
This is a wrong answer - Distrust
This is a wrong answer
- Poetry
- Q26:According to the author, what do many of his black contemporaries have in common?
20 sec- They are unhappy with their lives.
This is a wrong answer - They are searching for a better future.
This is a wrong answer - They are proud of their heritage.
This is a wrong answer - They have never known their fathers.
This is a correct answer
- They are unhappy with their lives.
- Q27:Whom does the author describe as "the God I never had?"
20 sec- His wife.
This is a wrong answer - His mother.
This is a wrong answer - His soul.
This is a wrong answer - His son.
This is a correct answer
- His wife.
- Q28:Which name symbolically means "The Struggle?"
20 sec- Samori
This is a correct answer - Luther
This is a wrong answer - Ta-Nehisi
This is a wrong answer - Malcolm
This is a wrong answer
- Samori
- Q29:What does the author tell his son about promises?
20 sec- No promise is unbreakable.
This is a correct answer - A promise lasts forever.
This is a wrong answer - A man's word is his bond.
This is a wrong answer - A promise is worth its weight in gold.
This is a wrong answer
- No promise is unbreakable.
- Q30:What does the author tell his son about responsibility?
20 sec- He is responsible for his body and the bodies of others.
This is a correct answer - He is only responsible for himself.
This is a wrong answer - Responsibility comes with a price.
This is a wrong answer - He is responsible to his family.
This is a wrong answer
- He is responsible for his body and the bodies of others.