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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saad quotes Claudia Rankine as writing “For Serena, the daily diminishment is a low flame, a constant drip" (71). The sentence offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

2. How many examples of white privilege does McIntosh articulate?
(a) 10
(b) 50.
(c) 5.
(d) 20..

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

4. The phrase “a historical and modern-day contextual understanding” (63) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Metonymy.

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

6. Which of the following does Saad write is not evidence of not being racist?
(a) "Seeing" whiteness.
(b) "Not seeing" color.
(c) "Not seeing" privilege.
(d) "Seeing" color.

7. The term “postracial” has what meaning?
(a) Races no longer exist.
(b) Following a contest of speed.
(c) Skin color and physical features no longer matter.
(d) Biased against posts.

8. Saad writes about “the sticky web of white supremacy” (105). The phrase offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

9. In the book, the term “white bias” carries what meaning?
(a) The degree to which whiteness is perceived as correlated with negative attributes.
(b) The degree to which whiteness is perceived as correlated with positive attributes.
(c) The degree to which whiteness is perceived as correlated with no attributes.
(d) The degree to which whiteness is perceived as correlated with neutral attributes.

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

11. 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) Alliteration.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Rhyme.

12. The term “tone policing” carries what meaning?
(a) The demand that a topic be discussed at 440 Hz.
(b) The demand that a topic be discussed in polite, soothing language.
(c) The demand that a topic be discussed in terms of law enforcement.
(d) The demand that a topic be discussed in harsh, offensive language.

13. The phrase “therefore deserve to dominate over” (87) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Rhyme.

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

15. Saad cites which of the following questions as being asked in tone policing herself?
(a) Am I coming across as too beautiful?
(b) Am I coming across as too happy
(c) Am I coming across as too angry?
(d) Am I coming across as too sad?

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. What does Saad list as her own reasons to continue the work outlined in the book?

3. In addition to white, which of the following identities does Saad note carry privilege?

4. What meaning does the term “white fragility” carry?

5. The term “Herculean” carries what meaning?

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