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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. Steele said that being which of the following 'in no way spares one from being human'?
(a) Racist.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Educated.

2. What is the race / ethnicity of Steele's wife?
(a) African American.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Caucasian.

3. How did consciousness change for blacks from the early 60's to the late 60's, in Steele's opinion?
(a) Moral to racial consciousness.
(b) Ethical to sexual consciousness.
(c) Racial to moral consciousness.
(d) Sexual to ethical consciousness.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Steele doing on the afternoon of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1986?

3. What period in time did Steele refer to as 'turbulent'?

4. It's Steele's belief that in what types of areas do blacks many times withhold effort?

5. According to Steele, what two ways do blacks generally handle the feeling of powerlessness?

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