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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. “White privilege” and “unconscious bias” are described in the book as being what for “white supremacy"?
(a) Antonyms.
(b) Eponyms.
(c) Euphemisms.
(d) Homophones.

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

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

4. According to Freeman (54), how much of the human genome bears in on what is commonly called race?
(a) 0.01%.
(b) 0.1%.
(c) 0.001%.
(d) 1.0%.

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

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

7. In the book, the term “white exceptionalism” carries what meaning?
(a) The belief by people having white privilege that they do not experience white supremacy.
(b) The belief by people having white privilege that they reject and kick out others.
(c) The belief by people having white privilege that they are better than those without it.
(d) The belief by people having white privilege that they include and bring in others.

8. Which of the following does Saad list as a likely reaction to the work outlined in the book?
(a) None of these.
(b) Congratulating her.
(c) Blaming her.
(d) Agreeing with her.

9. The term “disingenuous” carries what meaning?
(a) Open and honest.
(b) Deceptive and misleading.
(c) Cunning and clever.
(d) Frank and forthright.

10. Which of the following does Saad list as an example of white silence?
(a) Leaving the room when family members make racist jokes.
(b) Laughing along when family members make racist jokes.
(c) Adding jokes when family members make racist jokes.
(d) Staying in the room when family members make racist jokes.

11. The term “complicity” carries what meaning?
(a) Intricate, having many parts.
(b) Going along with, supporting.
(c) Full, needing nothing.
(d) Put together, built.

12. Saad claims residence in which country?
(a) Bahrain.
(b) Yemen.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Qatar.

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

14. 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) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Synecdoche.

15. When were the initial “doll tests” conducted?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1930s.
(c) The 1920s.
(d) The 1950s.

Short Answer Questions

1. “Phenotype” includes which of the following?

2. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book looks for which of the following?

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

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

5. In the book, the term “benign” carries what meaning?

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