Quiz on Racist Text Messages Incident

What type of messages did Black college students receive?

• Hate mail

• Threatening phone calls

• Spam emails

• Racist text messages

Which organization is tracking hate incidents nationwide?

• FBI

• Global Project Against Hate and Extremism

• NAACP

• Southern Poverty Law Center

What did the text messages reference?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Civil War

• U.S. slavery era

• Reconstruction Era

Which states were mentioned as having investigations underway?

• Texas, Florida, Georgia

• Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota

• Ohio, Alabama, South Carolina

• New York, California, Illinois

What did the FBI say about the text messages?

• They are not involved

• They have no information

• They have identified the sender

• They are aware and in contact with the Justice Department

What did Margaret Huang call the messages?

• A public spectacle of hatred and racism

• A technical glitch

• A minor incident

• A misunderstanding

What was the reaction of experts on domestic extremism?

• Indifferent

• Unconcerned

• Supportive of the messages

• Shocked by the messages

Which university's students were mentioned as recipients of the messages?

• Clemson University

• Harvard University

• Yale University

• Stanford University

What did Alejandra Caraballo say about the attack?

• It's the first time seeing a widespread racist attack using texts

• It's a common occurrence

• It's a local problem

• It's not a serious issue

What did R.J. Polite say about the message he received?

• It was helpful

• It was a joke

• It was informative

• It was ignorant and kind of childish