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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The term “cultural appreciation” carries what meaning?
2. Saad ascribes which of the following beliefs of the so-called Church of Color Blindness?
3. Saad notes that which of the following is a synonym for “optical allyship?”
4. Which of the following holidays does Saad note as coming from a white-centered perspective?
5. 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)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What benefit/s does Saad identify in grouping people together as BIPOC?
2. Part of the problem inherent in tokenism is that of the small sample size; a single iteration cannot be assumed to be authentically representative. What, per Saad, might be one means of addressing tokenism?
3. What does Saad articulate as the primary differences between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation?
4. Saad points out that personal mental health and behavioral issues are not necessarily justifications for not doing antiracist work. What reason/s does she give for the assertion?
5. What problem/s does Saad identify in grouping people together as BIPOC?
6. Why, per Saad, is positive stereotyping harmful?
7. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad references Teju Cole at length (203-04)?
8. Saad notes that mistakes are inevitable in effecting change. Why might it be a good thing that they are so?
9. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad discusses being invited to speak at a UK festival (210-12)?
10. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad explains the relationship between white centering and white supremacy on the second day of the third week of work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Saad suggests that relationships among white-privileged persons often, if not always, include reinforcement of white supremacy. What would a relationship among white-privileged persons look like absent the reinforcement of white supremacy? Why would it look that way? How do you know?
Essay Topic 2
In the foreword, DiAngelo notes that making a list of areas of ignorance offers a guide for moving forward. She then gives such a list as pertains to racism. What other area of social concern might benefit from such a treatment? What might such a list for that area look like? How would that list work to address the area of social concern?
Essay Topic 3
Consider questions of demographic and other groups. For a given area—restricted to the present and local—what are the dominant demographic and other groups? What assumptions does the dominant population have about itself? How are those assumptions helpful? How are they harmful? On the whole, are they beneficial?
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