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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Recoloring of Campus Life, Student Racism, Academic Pluralism, and the End of a Dream.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of barrier did Steele say is the most powerful barrier blocking black progress?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Financial.
(c) Physiological.
(d) Social.

2. From Steele's experience, what happened to the black students in his college?
(a) They all graduated.
(b) There were no blacks at his school.
(c) They all dropped out.
(d) Most of them dropped out.

3. When someone uses their race to avoid addressing how he / she really feels about something, the person is engaging in what, said Steele?
(a) Racial expression.
(b) Race-holding.
(c) Truth.
(d) Denial.

4. What did Steele say racial preference produces?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Dependence on entitlements.

5. What type of shock did Steele say individuals are said to be a part of when in mixed-race situations?
(a) Integration.
(b) Mixed.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Social.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steele say whites did to encourage the black power movement to begin?

2. In Chapter 8, how did Steele say blacks 'use' their race?

3. How does Steele define the self-descriptions that justify one's fears?

4. Who is white guilt beneficial to, in Steele's estimation?

5. Chapter 5 said, in terms of race relations, blacks had a choice between two ways to address the issue. What way did the chapter say blacks and whites agreed was best for blacks?

(see the answer key)

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