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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Week 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following are noted by Saad as extreme examples of adherents to white superiority?
(a) The UAW.
(b) The CCC.
(c) The KKK.
(d) The AAA.

2. Saad quotes Claudia Rankine as writing “For Serena, the daily diminishment is a low flame, a constant drip” (71). The sentence offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Rhyme.

3. In the initial “doll tests,” how many dolls were used?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

5. In the book, the term “superior” carries what meaning?
(a) Lesser, lower, and unimportant.
(b) Grander, broarder, and more eloquent.
(c) Better, higher, and more important.
(d) Smaller, narrower, and more taciturn.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “crux” carries what meaning?

2. Saad cites which of the following as determining whether being called out or being called in is appropriate?

3. Saad writes “Like a fish cannot see the water it is swimming in and like we human beings cannot see the air we breathe” (189). The phrase offers examples of which of the following?

4. Which of the following does Saad list as an example of white superiority behavior?

5. 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)?

(see the answer key)

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