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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Being Black and Feeling Blue, Black Hesitation on the Brink.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rather than doing away with racial insecurities, what type of state did Steele say many blacks fall into?
(a) Anger.
(b) Denial.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Deep fear.

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

3. 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) Participating in a 'black panther' meeting.
(c) Listening to an interview about the state of black America.
(d) Arguing with his parents about the injustices of blacks.

4. In terms of responding to racial insecurity, what did Steele comment blacks do with regard to names for themselves?
(a) Make sure all non-blacks know what they are.
(b) Get rid of some.
(c) Ask other races if they think the names make sense.
(d) Create more.

5. In what type of setting did Steele experience discrimination and therefore the feeling of inferiority?
(a) Segregated grocery store.
(b) Segregated church.
(c) Segregated social club.
(d) Segregated school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On college campuses, blacks many times engage in what type of behavior, in Steele's view?

3. What did Steele say of the president mentioned in Chapter 1?

4. According to Chapter 2, many blacks are afraid to do what?

5. How does Steele define the self-descriptions that justify one's fears?

(see the answer key)

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