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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. “White privilege” and “unconscious bias” are described in the book as being what for “white supremacy"?
(a) Antonyms.
(b) Euphemisms.
(c) Homophones.
(d) Eponyms.

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

3. How many examples of white privilege does McIntosh articulate?
(a) 20..
(b) 50.
(c) 5.
(d) 10

4. Which of the following does Saad list as a likely reaction to the work outlined in the book?
(a) Agreeing with her.
(b) Congratulating her.
(c) Blaming her.
(d) None of these.

5. In the initial “doll tests,” how many dolls were used?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the initial “doll tests” conducted?

2. Saad quotes McIntosh as describing white privilege “like an invisible knapsack” (53). The description is an example of which literary device?

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

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is tone policing generally used?

3. 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?

4. How does the desire to seem good hamper being good?

5. How does white silence protect those with white privilege?

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

7. Why does Saad note that some persons of color will benefit from doing the work outlined in the book?

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

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

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

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