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

2. 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 exceptional will do the work.
(c) Those who believe themselves not exceptional will do the work.
(d) Those who believe themselves exceptional will not do the work.

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

4. In the book, the term “benign” carries what meaning?
(a) Pleasant and agreeable.
(b) Good and helpful.
(c) Unharmful and innocent .
(d) None of these.

5. The term “gaslighting” carries what meaning?
(a) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-release.
(b) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-doubt.
(c) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-restraint.
(d) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-assurance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The phrase “people with white privilege” (70) offers an example of which of the following?

3. References to “the extreme right” and “right-wing ideology” (97) offer examples of which of the following?

4. Which of the following is a reason Saad notes for writing the book?

5. The repetition of “A person can be.…Not having [X] privilege does not cancel out one’s white privilege. A person can be [X] but still have white privilege” (57) is an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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