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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. What group of students did Steele penned often feels inferior?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Whites.
(c) College-aged.
(d) Asians.

2. Which of the following is the 'greatest barrier to black progress', according to Steele?
(a) Government.
(b) Self-hatred.
(c) Education.
(d) Racism.

3. What reason did Steele give for why blacks sometimes exaggerate discrimination?
(a) Blacks do not exaggerate discrimination.
(b) In order to hold on to who they are - the black identity.
(c) To gain healing from the discrimination.
(d) To promote white guilt.

4. It's Steele's belief that in what types of areas do blacks many times withhold effort?
(a) Areas where whites do not typically succeed.
(b) Areas where they typically succeed.
(c) Areas where they do not typically succeed.
(d) All areas in life.

5. What does Steele say is one of the downfalls of the 'black identity'?
(a) It encourages segregation of schools.
(b) It does not accept people of other races in social settings.
(c) It lessens the number of religious institutions.
(d) It does not promote individuality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Steele, when an individual is tired of thinking in racial terms, he / she is said to have which of the following?

3. What did Steele say is the driving force when one gives utmost attention to race?

4. What topic of discussion did Steele and his friends 'suddenly' bring up?

5. What did Steele say he had to seek in order to explain 'racial specifics'?

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