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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 term “colorism” refers to which of the following?
(a) Discrimination against lighter-skinned persons within racial groups.
(b) Discrimination against particular palettes within racial groups.
(c) Discrimination against darker-haired persons within racial groups.
(d) Discrimination against darker-skinned persons within racial groups.

2. The term “love,” as Saad uses it in the context of her book, carries what meaning?
(a) Acting out of an interest greater than self-gain.
(b) Acting out of a desire for feelings of warmth and reward.
(c) Acting out of not altering when it alteration finds.
(d) Acting out of an interest in self-gain.

3. Saad cites the CDC as reporting Black women as how much more likely to die from pregnancy-related conditions than white women (126)?
(a) Two to three.
(b) Four to five.
(c) One to two.
(d) Three to four.

4. The term “colonialist” carries what meaning in the book?
(a) Believing those outside the “civilized” center are “less” than those in it.
(b) Believing those outside the “civilized” center are equal to those in it.
(c) Believing those outside the “civilized” center are “more” than those in it.
(d) Believing those inside the “civilized” center are “less” than those outside it.

5. Saad recounts Ellen Pence’s experience “sending her babysitting money to Martin Luther King Jr. [sic]” as supporting antiracist work (102). This offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Saad list as a likely reaction to the work outlined in the book?

2. The Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality study found that Black girls are perceived as which of the following in relation to white girls (143)?

3. In the book, the term “absolve” carries what meaning?

4. The term “cultural appropriation” carries what meaning?

5. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book denies looking for which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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