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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did one unhappy program participant email Diangelo that she would rather talk about than race?
2. Who is Mr. Roberts?
3. What limits white people from forming connections across racial lines, according to Diangelo?
4. What is habitus?
5. Under what circumstances are white people at Diangelo's workshops receptive?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Diangelo, how does white people's avoidance of discomfort in race talk affect their potential for growth?
2. What may employers be required to do if they choose not to hire a person of color?
3. What does Diangelo write happens to white people when disequilibrium occurs?
4. What is strange about white superiority despite its ubiquity, according to Diangelo?
5. What does habitus do for white people specifically, accordign to Diangelo?
6. What is habitus?
7. Under what conditions does Diangelo say white people are responsive to her racism talks?
8. How do white people protect their positions of power, according to Diangelo?
9. What does Diangelo believe is more important than working to convince others that racist patterns exist?
10. White fragility can be understood as a response to what, according to Diangelo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you explore the various ways that white people in Western society benefit from the larger system of racism. In what ways does whiteness as status affect someone's identity, personhood, and perspective on the world? Be specific in your reasoning and use examples from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you discuss the concept of affirmative action. What is affirmative action, and who does it influence, and in what ways?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you write about the significance of the book, and the potential of its impact on readers. Why is this book so important? Who should be reading it, and why?
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