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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped Steele in the overall writing of the book?
(a) His wife.
(b) His best friend, John.
(c) His former college professor.
(d) His student.

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

3. According to Chapter 2, many blacks are afraid to do what?
(a) Compete against whites for jobs.
(b) Talk about slavery.
(c) Declare pride for their race.
(d) Expand their lives.

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

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

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

7. What did Steele say has declined for blacks with respect to whites?
(a) Income.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Dignity.
(d) Achievements.

8. Steele mentioned that which of the following 'spreads like spilled paint'?
(a) Tolerance.
(b) Overcaution.
(c) Love.
(d) Intolerance.

9. What does Steele say is the first step to pursuing power?
(a) Engaging in formal training to make sure he / she can handle the power.
(b) Violently protesting it.
(c) Conquering the victim.
(d) Convincing oneself that he / she is entitled to it.

10. What nickname did Chapter 4 say some blacks are given when they strive for achievement?
(a) Squares.
(b) Sell-outs.
(c) Non-conformists.
(d) Oreos.

11. In what ways did Steele say blacks are excommunicated by their race when they create their own individual identity?
(a) Culturally ONLY.
(b) Socially and culturally.
(c) Sexually.
(d) Socially ONLY.

12. Of Jesse Jackson, Steele said he addresses the feeling of powerlessness in the following way(s):
(a) Sometimes agrees and ignores.
(b) Sporadically bargains and challenges.
(c) Always ignores.
(d) Fully agrees.

13. What did Steele say he had to seek in order to explain 'racial specifics'?
(a) Self-confidence.
(b) The general populations' opinion of him.
(c) Human universals.
(d) The psychology of racism.

14. What did Steele say pride requires of blacks?
(a) It requires them to be accountable for their actions.
(b) It requires them to help other races acquire racial pride.
(c) It requires them to have a 'racist' attitude.
(d) It allows them to feel good about themselves without being accountable for their actions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Steele, when an individual is tired of thinking in racial terms, he / she is said to have which of the following?

2. What did Steele learn about himself when writing The Content of Our Character?

3. What type of self-proclaimed identity did Steele say he developed as a result of feeling of inferior?

4. In terms of 'creating a black identity', what did Steele say is something that blacks engage in?

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

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