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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Recoloring of Campus Life, Student Racism, Academic Pluralism, and the End of a Dream.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how did Steele say blacks 'use' their race?
(a) As a crutch not to try anything new.
(b) As a justification of failure.
(c) As a source of power.
(d) As a source of shame.

2. What did Steele say has become synonymous with color?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Pride.

3. According to Chapter 5, what do whites want to get rid of?
(a) Black power.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Racial tension.
(d) White power.

4. Since the black power movement, what did Steele say much of social policy, with respect to blacks, was geared toward?
(a) Increased racist acts against blacks.
(b) White redemption.
(c) Increased racist acts against whites.
(d) Black redemption.

5. Emotional vulnerability is a source of what for blacks, according to Steele?
(a) Innocence.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Transparency.
(d) Shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Steele, when an individual is tired of thinking in racial terms, he / she is said to have which of the following?

2. What did Steele say whites did to encourage the black power movement to begin?

3. What is the reason for the accusation against Steele in Chapter 2?

4. According to Steele, what do children generally notice first when they are matched up with children from other parts of the country or world?

5. Chapter 5 said, in terms of race relations, blacks had a choice between two ways to address the issue. What way did the chapter say blacks and whites agreed was best for blacks?

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