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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an employer not required to do regarding affirmative action?
(a) Hire a qualified person of color.
(b) Hire an unqualified person of color.
(c) Hire people based on skill set and experience.
(d) Hire people based on merit.

2. What does Diangelo say about affirmative action?
(a) It is understood by the general public.
(b) There is a lot of misinformation about it.
(c) Only people of color know about it.
(d) Only white people know about it.

3. What is one fundamental truth about human beings that is imperative to understanding racism and white fragility, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?
(a) Human beings are not subjective.
(b) Human beings are inherently bad.
(c) Human beings are not objective.
(d) Human beings are inherently good.

4. Does Diangelo think racism has adapted over time?
(a) No.
(b) She does not mention time in relation to racism.
(c) Yes.
(d) She think it both has and has not.

5. According to Diangelo, what does it mean to deny a person of color's race?
(a) It means to deny that they are human.
(b) It means to deny their ancestry.
(c) It means to deny that they are not white.
(d) It means to deny their reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the good/bad binary?

2. With what common phrase do white people claim to value diversity?

3. What crime does Diangelo liken racism to?

4. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?

5. Who are corporations more likely to favor regarding affirmative action, as stated in Chapter 6?

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