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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Race-Holding.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Steele learn about himself when writing The Content of Our Character?
(a) That he was not a great writer after all.
(b) How he thought.
(c) It was necessary to write the book with a partner.
(d) How others viewed him.

2. What do many blacks say Steele has failed to recognize?
(a) Superiority of the white race.
(b) Superiority of the black race.
(c) Priority of the black race.
(d) Priority of the white race.

3. How did consciousness change for blacks from the early 60's to the late 60's, in Steele's opinion?
(a) Ethical to sexual consciousness.
(b) Moral to racial consciousness.
(c) Racial to moral consciousness.
(d) Sexual to ethical consciousness.

4. Steele said what of 'black anger'?
(a) It is productive to the black race.
(b) It frightens whites.
(c) It changes the stereotypes of the black race.
(d) It flatters white power.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic of discussion did Steele and his friends 'suddenly' bring up?

2. At the conclusion of the introduction, who did Steele thank?

3. When one rejects responsibility, what does Steele say that individual is also rejecting?

4. Steele's daughter's name is which of the following?

5. Which of the following is the 'greatest barrier to black progress', according to Steele?

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