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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, I'm Black, You're White, Who's Innocent?, Race and Power in an Era of Blame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic of discussion did Steele and his friends 'suddenly' bring up?
(a) Race.
(b) Careers.
(c) Sex.
(d) Relationships.

2. What inflates the individual seeking power over another, according to Steele?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Greed.
(d) Pride.

3. Steele's daughter's name is which of the following?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Rita.
(c) Pat.
(d) Loni.

4. What does Steele say would be the secret to writing this book, if there was such a a thing?
(a) Politics plays a key role in the separation of race, of which he writes.
(b) Commence with the premise that all races are composed of humans.
(c) He is only writing from an objective point-of-view.
(d) He is only writing from a subjective point-of-view.

5. Steele said that being which of the following 'in no way spares one from being human'?
(a) Educated.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompted Steele to begin writing his first book?

2. What is Steele's son's name?

3. Who was Steele's editor for The Content of Our Character?

4. What did Steele say about the main problem between races in America?

5. What is the oldest formula of aggression, according to Steele?

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