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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a likely manifestation of white fragility?
(a) Calling in outside authorities to stop conversations about race and racism.
(b) Calling in outside authorities to maintain conversations about race and racism.
(c) Calling in outside authorities to stop conversations about fragility and breakability.
(d) Calling out outside authorities to stop conversations about race and racism.

2. In which U.S. Open was Serena Williams penalized for “‘verbal abuse’ after she called the umpire a ‘thief’” (71), despite other players having said far worse to far less penalty?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2019.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2018.

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

4. Which of the following is a likely manifestation of white fragility?
(a) Trying to convince people they’ve observed racism.
(b) Trying to convince people they’ve imagined racism.
(c) Trying to convince people they've defined racism.
(d) Trying to convince people they’ve experienced racism .

5. The term “white supremacy” carries what meaning?
(a) The belief that white-privileged people are superior to and should not dominate other races.
(b) The belief that white-privileged people are inferior to and should not dominate other races.
(c) The belief that white-privileged people are inferior to but should dominate other races.
(d) The belief that white-privileged people are superior to and should dominate other races.

6. Which of the following does Saad list as an example of white superiority behavior?
(a) Primarily reading female authors.
(b) Primarily reading BIPOC authors.
(c) Primarily reading no authors.
(d) Primarily reading white authors.

7. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book denies looking for which of the following?
(a) Dramatic admissions of shame.
(b) Dramatic admissions to performance.
(c) Dramatic rejections of shame.
(d) Dramatic admissions of excellence.

8. The term “Herculean” carries what meaning?
(a) Requiring great looks.
(b) Requiring great finesse.
(c) Requiring great intelligence.
(d) Requiring great strength.

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

10. The term “sequentially” carries what meaning?
(a) With shiny stones.
(b) Going out of order.
(c) Going in order.
(d) One and a half.

11. The term “preemptively” carries what meaning?
(a) Done without the need.
(b) Done before the need.
(c) Done after the need.
(d) Done despite the need.

12. 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) Staying in the room when family members make racist jokes.
(d) Adding jokes when family members make racist jokes.

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

14. The term “Standard English” carries what meaning?
(a) English as expected in business and professional contexts.
(b) English as expected in law and ceremony.
(c) English as expected in bars and at parties.
(d) English as expected in games and at festivals.

15. 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 no attributes.
(c) The degree to which whiteness is perceived as correlated with positive attributes.
(d) The degree to which whiteness is perceived as correlated with neutral attributes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saad uses the term “unpacking” frequently in the book. Which of the following meanings does it carry in the book?

2. Which of the following does Saad include among the purposes of the work outlined in the book?

3. In the initial “doll tests,” how old were the children tested?

4. In the book, the term “white superiority” carries what meaning?

5. According to Freeman (54), how much of the human genome bears in on what is commonly called race?

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