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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Being Black and Feeling Blue, Black Hesitation on the Brink.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of Jesse Jackson, Steele said he addresses the feeling of powerlessness in the following way(s):
(a) Always ignores.
(b) Sporadically bargains and challenges.
(c) Fully agrees.
(d) Sometimes agrees and ignores.

2. What did an old professor of Steele's say?
(a) 'Education is key.'
(b) 'Charity begins at home.'
(c) 'Ideas themselves come a dime a dozen.'
(d) 'Practice what you preach.'

3. In Steele's mind, what undermines the struggles for freedom?
(a) Living in predominantly white neighborhoods.
(b) Accepting defeat.
(c) Having Chinese friends, as a black person.
(d) Advancing from being poor to the middle class.

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

5. What type of self-proclaimed identity did Steele say he developed as a result of feeling of inferior?
(a) Anti-segregation.
(b) Anti-self.
(c) Anti-white.
(d) Anti-integration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Steele said what of 'black anger'?

3. What period in time did Steele refer to as 'turbulent'?

4. How did Steele say blacks address doubt?

5. How did Steele say Bill Cosby deals with the feeling of powerlessness?

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