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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, I'm Black, You're White, Who's Innocent?, Race and Power in an Era of Blame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Steele say about the main problem between races in America?
(a) They will easily be resolved with time.
(b) They are not just different in race, but compete in power.
(c) There are no problems between races, it's just a political ploy.
(d) Problems between races is essential to the stability of a country.

2. What does Steele say would be the secret to writing this book, if there was such a a thing?
(a) Politics plays a key role in the separation of race, of which he writes.
(b) He is only writing from an objective point-of-view.
(c) He is only writing from a subjective point-of-view.
(d) Commence with the premise that all races are composed of humans.

3. Complete Steele's statement. 'Race indeed remains a source of white ____.'
(a) Power.
(b) Problem.
(c) Shame.
(d) Honor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did consciousness change for blacks from the early 60's to the late 60's, in Steele's opinion?

2. What inflates the individual seeking power over another, according to Steele?

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

4. According to Steele, what did he have to remember and forget when writing?

5. In what profession is Steele's wife?

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