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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. Steele believes some people have chosen what over race?
(a) Religion.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Moral principles.

2. How did Steele say blacks address doubt?
(a) They deal with it head-on.
(b) They never have doubts.
(c) They avoid it.
(d) They ask others to help them deal with it.

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

4. Rather than doing away with racial insecurities, what type of state did Steele say many blacks fall into?
(a) Denial.
(b) Anger.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Deep fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many of his friends was Steele sipping chardonnay with?

2. What is the reason for the accusation against Steele in Chapter 2?

3. Which black group is continually expanding, According to Chapter 3?

4. In Steele's mind, what undermines the struggles for freedom?

5. What is Steele's son's name?

(see the answer key)

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