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

2. The term “African diaspora” has what meaning?
(a) Migration within the African continent.
(b) Sub-Saharan fungi.
(c) Two breaths in Africa.
(d) Black people around the world.

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

4. 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 include and bring in others.
(c) The belief by people having white privilege that they do not experience white supremacy.
(d) The belief by people having white privilege that they reject and kick out others.

5. The phrase “real, raw, ugly truths” (36) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Anaphora.

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

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

8. The term “white privilege” carries what meaning?
(a) Responsibilities coming from whiteness.
(b) Unearned advantages coming from whiteness.
(c) Penalties coming from whiteness.
(d) Earned advantages coming from whiteness.

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

10. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book looks for which of the following?
(a) Creating truth.
(b) Manipulating truth.
(c) Handling truth.
(d) Denying truth.

11. In the initial “doll tests,” how old were the children tested?
(a) 3 to 7 years old.
(b) 5 to 9 years old.
(c) 6 to 10 years old.
(d) 4 to 8 years old.

12. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Simile.

13. Which of the following does Saad include among the purposes of the work outlined in the book?
(a) Feeling shame.
(b) Being celebrated.
(c) Seeing truth.
(d) Getting stuck.

14. What does Saad list as her own reasons to continue the work outlined in the book?
(a) Commitment to finding a good time.
(b) Commitment to love, truth, and being a good ancestor.
(c) Commitment to overthrowing British society.
(d) Commitment to truth, justice, and the American way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “Standard English” carries what meaning?

2. Saad writes “I have come to see white exceptionalism as a double-sided weapon” (96), giving an example of which of the following?

3. The phrase “white privilege protects people” (62) offers an example of which of the following?

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

5. The word “crux” carries what meaning?

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