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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Memory of Enemies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 5, what do whites want to get rid of?
(a) Racial tension.
(b) Black power.
(c) Guilt.
(d) White power.

2. Steele said what of 'black anger'?
(a) It flatters white power.
(b) It is productive to the black race.
(c) It changes the stereotypes of the black race.
(d) It frightens whites.

3. For blacks, what is a method of handling freedom, per Steele's thoughts?
(a) Believing it exists but blacks are not entitled to it.
(b) Acting like it doesn't exist.
(c) Creating a black American identity.
(d) Writing and publicly performing songs that promote the freedom.

4. How did Steele define black racial identity throughout the 60's?
(a) Self conscious and organized.
(b) Somewhat self conscious and somewhat self confident.
(c) Self confident and chaotic.
(d) Somewhat chaotic and somewhat organized.

5. What do many blacks say Steele has failed to recognize?
(a) Superiority of the white race.
(b) Priority of the white race.
(c) Priority of the black race.
(d) Superiority of the black race.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Steele say affirmative action be seen as a barrier to blacks?

2. Steele said that blacks do not know how to do what?

3. Whose independence is said by Steele to be oppressed by the black identity?

4. In terms of 'creating a black identity', what did Steele say is something that blacks engage in?

5. According to Steele, how do whites often view blacks?

(see the answer key)

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