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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 an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Anaphora.

2. The challenge presented by the book spans how many days?
(a) 28.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 14.

3. The word “crux” carries what meaning?
(a) Management.
(b) Decoration.
(c) Focus.
(d) Crook.

4. Which of the following does Saad exclude from self-care?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Massage.
(c) Manicures.
(d) Mindfulness.

5. What meaning does the term “white fragility” carry?
(a) Tolerance of discussions of race by white people.
(b) Enthusiasm for discussions of race by white people.
(c) Breakability of bones in white people.
(d) Intolerance of discussions of race by white people.

6. References to “the extreme right” and “right-wing ideology” (97) offer examples of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

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

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

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

10. In the book, the term “introversion” carries what meaning?
(a) People going out.
(b) People making excuses.
(c) People giving demonstrations.
(d) People keeping to themselves.

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

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

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

14. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

15. The term “tone policing” carries what meaning?
(a) The demand that a topic be discussed in polite, soothing language.
(b) The demand that a topic be discussed at 440 Hz.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The term “white supremacy” carries what meaning?

3. The term “African diaspora” has what meaning?

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

5. Which of the following are noted by Saad as extreme examples of adherents to white superiority?

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