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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Anaphora.

2. Saad cites Spike Lee as defining the “magical negro” in what way (136)?
(a) A Black protagonist who effects action through supernatural means.
(b) A supporting Black character who aids a Black protagonist through supernatural means.
(c) A supporting Black character who aids a white protagonist through natural means.
(d) A supporting Black character who aids a white protagonist through supernatural means.

3. In the book, the term “insidious” carries what meaning?
(a) Open.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Honest.
(d) Insightful.

4. 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.

5. The phrase “the aggressive adversary, the sassy sidekick, or the deferent devotee to white women” (126) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metonym.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Juxtaposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saad writes that white supremacy is “a really scary jigsaw puzzle” (170). The comment is an example of which of the following?

2. The phrase “white privilege protects people” (62) offers an example of which of the following?

3. The word “crux” carries what meaning?

4. “White privilege” and “unconscious bias” are described in the book as being what for “white supremacy"?

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

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