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

2. According to Steele, what did he have to remember and forget when writing?
(a) That he was white.
(b) That he was a man.
(c) That he was poor.
(d) That he was black.

3. What period in time did Steele refer to as 'turbulent'?
(a) 60's.
(b) 80's.
(c) 70's.
(d) 50's.

4. According to Steele, when an individual is tired of thinking in racial terms, he / she is said to have which of the following?
(a) Race-uncertainty.
(b) Race-hatred.
(c) Race-fatigue.
(d) Race-denial.

5. What did Steele learn about himself when writing The Content of Our Character?
(a) That he was not a great writer after all.
(b) How he thought.
(c) How others viewed him.
(d) It was necessary to write the book with a partner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of Jesse Jackson, Steele said he addresses the feeling of powerlessness in the following way(s):

3. Steele said the only way to solve racial problems is to focus on what?

4. What type of barrier did Steele say is the most powerful barrier blocking black progress?

5. In what type of setting did Steele experience discrimination and therefore the feeling of inferiority?

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