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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Being Black and Feeling Blue, Black Hesitation on the Brink.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete Steele's statement. 'Race indeed remains a source of white ____.'
(a) Honor.
(b) Power.
(c) Problem.
(d) Shame.

2. According to Steele, accepting the negative feelings that others have towards another, generally promotes what two emotions for the 'victim'?
(a) Aggression and high self-esteem.
(b) Aggression and low self-esteem.
(c) Passiveness and low self-esteem.
(d) Passiveness and high self-esteem.

3. In what state does Steele work?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Montana.
(d) Texas.

4. In terms of responding to racial insecurity, what did Steele comment blacks do with regard to names for themselves?
(a) Get rid of some.
(b) Create more.
(c) Make sure all non-blacks know what they are.
(d) Ask other races if they think the names make sense.

5. According to Steele, what race is considered the most 'despised' race?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Asians.
(c) Latinos.
(d) Whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steele say has declined for blacks with respect to whites?

2. Steele said that being which of the following 'in no way spares one from being human'?

3. What type of anxiety does Steele say is especially a problem for blacks?

4. In Steele's mind, what undermines the struggles for freedom?

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

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