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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Week 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Saad cite as an early indication of her exclusion?
(a) Difficulty buying makeup.
(b) Difficulty hailing a cab.
(c) Difficulty getting tacos.
(d) Difficulty making friends.

2. The phrase “therefore deserve to dominate over” (87) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Anaphora.

3. What does Saad identify as a danger of white exceptionalism to doing the work outlined in the book?
(a) Those who believe themselves not exceptional will not do the work.
(b) Those who believe themselves not exceptional will do the work.
(c) Those who believe themselves exceptional will not do the work.
(d) Those who believe themselves exceptional will do the work.

4. The term “African diaspora” has what meaning?
(a) Sub-Saharan fungi.
(b) Black people around the world.
(c) Two breaths in Africa.
(d) Migration within the African continent.

5. Which of the following does Saad exclude from self-care?
(a) Manicures.
(b) Massage.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Mindfulness.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “postracial” has what meaning?

2. The term “complicity” carries what meaning?

3. Saad writes “I have come to see white exceptionalism as a double-sided weapon” (96), giving an example of which of the following?

4. At the end of Week 1, Saad urges those doing the work outlined in the book to do which of the following?

5. The term “love,” as Saad uses it in the context of her book, carries what meaning?

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