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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 group do many blacks say 'failed to recognize' what Steele failed to recognize?
(a) Poor whites.
(b) Poor blacks.
(c) Wealthy whites.
(d) Middle class blacks.

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

3. What president did Chapter 1 say Steele agrees with on many issues?
(a) George Bush, Sr.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

4. What was Steele doing on the afternoon of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1986?
(a) Completing a homework assignment about race relations.
(b) Arguing with his parents about the injustices of blacks.
(c) Listening to an interview about the state of black America.
(d) Participating in a 'black panther' meeting.

5. What period in time did Steele refer to as 'turbulent'?
(a) 60's.
(b) 50's.
(c) 80's.
(d) 70's.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many of his friends was Steele sipping chardonnay with?

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

3. When one rejects responsibility, what does Steele say that individual is also rejecting?

4. What is the oldest formula of aggression, according to Steele?

5. Steele said what of 'black anger'?

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