View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Steele say racial preference produces?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Endurance.
(c) Dependence on entitlements.
(d) Enlightenment.

2. What is Steele's view of how whites generally respond to positive opportunities?
(a) Turn them into obstacles to development.
(b) They are never presented with positive opportunities.
(c) Avoid the trap of turning them into obstacles to development.
(d) Immediately pass them along to someone else.

3. After speaking to some of students, what does Steele learn is the true, underlying reason for campus racism?
(a) Students learned it from their parents.
(b) Racial inequality.
(c) Competition for better grades.
(d) Anxiety to racial equality.

4. In what did Steele say racism affected his college campus?
(a) It was only a problem between black students and white faculty.
(b) Members of the black race were racist against each other due to differing shades of color.
(c) It was very apparent between members of different races.
(d) It was only a problem between white students and black faculty.

5. What economic group did Steele say is often torn between middle class values and racial identity and excuses for bad behavior?
(a) Poor blacks.
(b) Poor whites.
(c) Middle class whites.
(d) Middle class blacks.

6. How does black advancement relate to individual responsibility, as said by Steele?
(a) Black advancement is admirable, but individual responsibility is not necessary.
(b) It depends on it.
(c) Individual responsibility is good, but black advancement is an unrealistic goal.
(d) There is no relation between the two.

7. How do blacks often perform on campus socially and academically, as per Steele's viewpoint?
(a) Socially and academically, they perform well.
(b) They are socially inactive but perform well academically.
(c) They are socially active but perform poorly academically.
(d) Socially and academically they perform poorly.

8. What is one of the middle class values mentioned in Chapter 6?
(a) Reinforcing personal responsibility.
(b) Reinforcing personal irresponsibility.
(c) Reinforcing individualism
(d) Reinforcing the community mindset.

9. In Steele's opinion, in order to be effective, what must white guilt give way to?
(a) Genuine concern.
(b) Perceived care, but not necessarily genuine.
(c) White guilt must not give way to anything.
(d) Hatred.

10. In line with Steele's philosophy, moving away from racial preferences would do what in the black community?
(a) Reduce power.
(b) Increase power.
(c) Bring to light the fact that there never was power in the black community.
(d) Stabilize power.

11. Being torn between middle class values and racial identity and excuses for bad behavior is defined as what by Steele?
(a) Double bind.
(b) Double minded.
(c) Double jeopardy.
(d) Double dutch.

12. What attitude did Steele say people take against the enemies of their minds?
(a) Trusting.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Hesitant.
(d) Caring.

13. How does Steele think affirmative action truly be a positive thing?
(a) If only black females benefit from it.
(b) If it takes the form of real equal opportunity.
(c) It is currently a true positive thing.
(d) If only blacks males benefit from it.

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

15. Why did Steele say affirmative action appears to be fair?
(a) It legally allows reverse discrimination.
(b) It is compensation for past injustices.
(c) The phrase 'affirmative action' was first used in President John F. Kennedy's Executive Order, and Kennedy was a president who was generally liked by the people.
(d) It gives people the false security that their credentials are worthy of receiving the benefit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line with Steele's views, of the following, what played a vital role in the freedoms that came out of the Civil Rights movement?

2. Chapter 6 says that blacks should not be made to believe that their progress depends on whom?

3. What does affirmative action on college campuses strive to do to the attitudes of the white students, as per Steele?

4. What group of students did Steele penned often feels inferior?

5. The 'association' that Steele said blacks need to stay away from making, leads to what?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample