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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 former college professor.
(c) His student.
(d) His best friend, John.

2. In how many ways did Steele say shock manifests as segregation?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

4. Of the following, what did Chapter 4 say freedom brought for blacks?
(a) Love.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Stresses.

5. What do many blacks say Steele has failed to recognize?
(a) Superiority of the black race.
(b) Priority of the black race.
(c) Priority of the white race.
(d) Superiority of the white race.

6. For blacks, what is a method of handling freedom, per Steele's thoughts?
(a) Writing and publicly performing songs that promote the freedom.
(b) Creating a black American identity.
(c) Acting like it doesn't exist.
(d) Believing it exists but blacks are not entitled to it.

7. Steele believes some people have chosen what over race?
(a) Individuality.
(b) Religion.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Moral principles.

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

9. What two adjectives did Steele use to describe his editor?
(a) Caring, considerate.
(b) Firm, helpful.
(c) Sensitive, understanding.
(d) Bright, hard-working.

10. What does Steele say would be the secret to writing this book, if there was such a a thing?
(a) Commence with the premise that all races are composed of humans.
(b) He is only writing from an objective point-of-view.
(c) He is only writing from a subjective point-of-view.
(d) Politics plays a key role in the separation of race, of which he writes.

11. In what way did Steele say 'black innocence affects society and the government?
(a) It requires them to implement change.
(b) It doesn't affect society or government.
(c) It only affects the black community and allows it to feel superior.
(d) It only affects the white community and makes it feel inferior.

12. When one rejects responsibility, what does Steele say that individual is also rejecting?
(a) A sense of pride.
(b) Education.
(c) A base of power.
(d) Adulthood.

13. 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.

14. On college campuses, blacks many times engage in what type of behavior, in Steele's view?
(a) Self-sacrificing.
(b) Self-satisfaction.
(c) Self-righteousness.
(d) Self-segregation.

15. What is the reason for the accusation against Steele in Chapter 2?
(a) Because he cannot articulate his opinions.
(b) Because he is a part of the middle class.
(c) Because he has openly made racial slurs against whites.
(d) Because he has openly made racial slurs against blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete Steele's statement. 'Race indeed remains a source of white ____.'

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

3. Dealing with doubt does what for blacks, in Steele's estimation?

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

5. What type of anxiety does Steele say is especially a problem for blacks?

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