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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. Saad uses the term “unpacking” frequently in the book. Which of the following meanings does it carry in the book?
(a) Taking things out of a bag or case.
(b) Emptying out for relief.
(c) Bringing out small parts for examination.
(d) Moving in and settling down.

2. The term “white silence” carries what meaning in the book?
(a) Refusal to talk about racism around white people.
(b) Refusal to talk about racism to white people.
(c) Refusal to talk about racism by white people.
(d) Refusal to talk about racism with white people.

3. What meaning does the term “white fragility” carry?
(a) Enthusiasm for discussions of race by white people.
(b) Intolerance of discussions of race by white people.
(c) Breakability of bones in white people.
(d) Tolerance of discussions of race by white people.

4. Saad claims residence in which country?
(a) Yemen.
(b) Qatar.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Bahrain.

5. The term “African American Vernacular English” carries what meaning?
(a) African languages as commonly spoken by Americans in England.
(b) English as commonly spoken by African Americans in formal settings.
(c) English as commonly spoken by African Americans outside formal settings.
(d) English as commonly spoken by Africans in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book, the term “superior” carries what meaning?

2. Which of the following does Saad include among the purposes of the work outlined in the book?

3. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book looks for which of the following?

4. Which of the following does Saad write is not evidence of not being racist?

5. In the book, the term “white superiority” carries what meaning?

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