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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. According to Steele, accepting the negative feelings that others have towards another, generally promotes what two emotions for the 'victim'?
(a) Aggression and high self-esteem.
(b) Passiveness and low self-esteem.
(c) Passiveness and high self-esteem.
(d) Aggression and low self-esteem.

2. When one rejects responsibility, what does Steele say that individual is also rejecting?
(a) A sense of pride.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) Education.
(d) A base of power.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many of his friends was Steele sipping chardonnay with?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twelve.

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

5. According to Steele, what two ways do blacks generally handle the feeling of powerlessness?
(a) Ignore or fully agree.
(b) Bargain or challenge.
(c) Fully agree or challenge.
(d) Ignore or argue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the 'greatest barrier to black progress', according to Steele?

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

3. What did Steele say about the main problem between races in America?

4. In terms of responding to racial insecurity, what did Steele comment blacks do with regard to names for themselves?

5. What is the race / ethnicity of Steele's wife?

(see the answer key)

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