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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. How did Steele say Bill Cosby deals with the feeling of powerlessness?
(a) He bargains.
(b) He fully agrees.
(c) He ignores.
(d) He challenges.

2. Who was Steele's editor for The Content of Our Character?
(a) Bob Jones.
(b) Bill Thomas.
(c) Bill White.
(d) Tom Smith.

3. On college campuses, blacks many times engage in what type of behavior, in Steele's view?
(a) Self-righteousness.
(b) Self-sacrificing.
(c) Self-segregation.
(d) Self-satisfaction.

4. What is the race / ethnicity of Steele's wife?
(a) Caucasian.
(b) African American.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Chinese.

5. What prompted Steele to begin writing his first book?
(a) His infatuation with being a rich and famous author.
(b) Listening to two gentleman speak about race in a politically correct manner, rather than the truth.
(c) His boredom with life.
(d) His mother telling him that she thought he'd make a great writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many blacks say Steele has failed to recognize?

2. According to Steele, what did he have to remember and forget when writing?

3. According to Chapter 2, many blacks are afraid to do what?

4. What inflates the individual seeking power over another, according to Steele?

5. What profession did Chapter 2 say Steele worked in?

(see the answer key)

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