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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saad defines racism as which of the following?
(a) Prejudice absent systemic power.
(b) Prejudice coupled with systemic power.
(c) Egalitarianism coupled with systemic power.
(d) Egalitarianism absent systemic power.

2. The term “adultification” carries what meaning in the book?
(a) The experience of being infused with more mature subject matter.
(b) The experience of children being perceived and treated as older than they are.
(c) The experience of adults being perceived and treated as older than they are.
(d) The experience of passing from being a minor to an adult in fact.

3. Saad cites Brené Brown as asserting which of the following as a reaction to being called out or called in (221)?
(a) The biting blow of rebuke.
(b) The grand grip of disdain.
(c) The warm wash of shame.
(d) The cool compress of certainty.

4. The comparison Saad makes between unintentional racism and unintentionally stepping on someone’s foot in discussing being called out and called in is an example of which of the following (222)?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Metaphor.

5. The term “tokenism” carries what meaning?
(a) Making efforts to enact inclusion in fact.
(b) Making no efforts towards inclusion.
(c) Making minimal efforts to present the appearance of inclusion.
(d) Making maximum efforts to present the appearance of inclusion.

6. The term “exoticizing” refers to which of the following?
(a) Looking at features of a given item as remote from and therefore enticing to members of a nondominant group.
(b) Looking at features of a given item as remote from and therefore repellant to members of a dominant group.
(c) Looking at features of a given item as remote from and therefore enticing to members of a dominant group.
(d) Looking at features of a given item as remote from and therefore repellant to members of a nondominant group.

7. Which of the following does Saad identify as an example of brand tokenism?
(a) Showing one or only a few BIPOC in an office or event.
(b) Showing only BIPOC in an office or event.
(c) Showing a majority of BIPOC in an office or event.
(d) Showing no BIPOC in an office or event.

8. The phrase “the aggressive adversary, the sassy sidekick, or the deferent devotee to white women” (126) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Metonym.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Rhyme.

9. Saad reports which of the following as emphasized by white supremacist stereotypes?
(a) BIPOC are different and therefore to be welcomed.
(b) BIPOC are different and therefore no threat.
(c) BIPOC are different and therefore a threat.
(d) BIPOC are the same as white people.

10. In the book, the phrase “playing the race card” carries what meaning?
(a) An accurate description of difficulties BIPOC encounter coming from equality.
(b) A pejorative ascribing difficulties BIPOC encounter to racism.
(c) An accurate description of difficulties BIPOC encounter coming from racism.
(d) A pejorative ascribing difficulties BIPOC encounter to equality.

11. The term “colorism” refers to which of the following?
(a) Discrimination against lighter-skinned persons within racial groups.
(b) Discrimination against particular palettes within racial groups.
(c) Discrimination against darker-haired persons within racial groups.
(d) Discrimination against darker-skinned persons within racial groups.

12. The term “misogynoir” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Portmanteau.
(b) Malapropism.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Spoonerism.

13. Which of the following does Saad identify as an example of relational tokenism?
(a) Claiming that having hired a BIPOC means a white-privileged person is not racist .
(b) Claiming that having hired a BIPOC means a white-privileged person is racist .
(c) Claiming that having married a BIPOC means a white-privileged person is not racist.
(d) Claiming that having married a BIPOC means a white-privileged person is racist .

14. The term “white-passing” carries what meaning?
(a) Unable to benefit from white privilege because white.
(b) Able to benefit from white privilege because white.
(c) Unable to benefit from white privilege despite not being white.
(d) Able to benefit from white privilege despite not being white.

15. The term “color blindness” carries what meaning in the book?
(a) That a person does not notice but acts upon perceived differences in race.
(b) That a person makes much of perceived differences in race.
(c) That a person notices and acts upon perceived differences in race.
(d) That a person does not notice or does not act upon perceived differences in race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Saad identify as an example of storytelling tokenism?

2. Which of the following does Saad identify as an example of emotional labor tokenism?

3. Saad notes which of the following as a reaction to being called out or called in?

4. Referring to a person by color is an example of which of the following?

5. The term “optical allyship” carries what meaning?

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