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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Saad identify as a danger of white exceptionalism to doing the work outlined in the book?
(a) Those who believe themselves not exceptional will not do the work.
(b) Those who believe themselves not exceptional will do the work.
(c) Those who believe themselves exceptional will do the work.
(d) Those who believe themselves exceptional will not do the work.

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

5. What tips does Saad recommend for doing the work outlined in the book?
(a) Keeping it real.
(b) Keeping a pet.
(c) Keeping a journal.
(d) Keeping on keeping on.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “sequentially” carries what meaning?

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

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

4. 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?

5. The word “crux” carries what meaning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad cites Ellen Pence in discussing white exceptionalism (101-02)?

2. How might introversion be used to justify white silence?

3. What does Saad list among reasons to commit to the work outlined in the book?

4. What does Saad note is the purpose of the work outlined in the book?

5. Which rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad reproduces the text of an email in discussing white superiority ideology (88)?

6. Why would a person work through the book non-sequentially?

7. For whom does Saad write the book? That is, who is her expected primary audience for it?

8. Saad quotes Audre Lorde as saying “Revolution is not a one-time event” (46). In the context of the book, what does the quote mean?

9. What are some self-care practices likely to be helpful when carrying out the work outlined in the book?

10. Why does Saad refer to her work as shared with a global audience?

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