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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. Steele said the only way to solve racial problems is to focus on what?
(a) Moral consciousness.
(b) Ethical consciousness.
(c) Sexual consciousness.
(d) Racial consciousness.

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

3. What did Steele say is the driving force when one gives utmost attention to race?
(a) Consideration.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Power.

4. What legislation passed when the black power movement began?
(a) National Banking Act.
(b) Housing and Urban Development Act.
(c) Civil Rights Act.
(d) Residence Act.

5. What did Steele mention that black power produces?
(a) Black guilt.
(b) White power.
(c) White guilt.
(d) Racial harmony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of anxiety does Steele say is especially a problem for blacks?

2. Of the following, which is a method mentioned in Chapter 4 of creating a black identity?

3. How did Steele say Bill Cosby deals with the feeling of powerlessness?

4. What dilemma did Steele face with affirmative action?

5. Steele said blacks are many times threatened by the repentance of whom?

(see the answer key)

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