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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Race-Holding.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did an old professor of Steele's say?
(a) 'Education is key.'
(b) 'Charity begins at home.'
(c) 'Practice what you preach.'
(d) 'Ideas themselves come a dime a dozen.'

2. Steele's daughter's name is which of the following?
(a) Rita.
(b) Pat.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Loni.

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

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

5. What did Steele say of the president mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) He gave the average white American a way to be innocent.
(b) He proved the average black American was not innocent.
(c) He proved the average white American was not innocent.
(d) He gave the average black American a way to be innocent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Steele mentioned that which of the following 'spreads like spilled paint'?

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

4. What profession did Chapter 2 say Steele worked in?

5. At the conclusion of the introduction, who did Steele thank?

(see the answer key)

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