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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted Steele to begin writing his first book?
(a) His infatuation with being a rich and famous author.
(b) His boredom with life.
(c) His mother telling him that she thought he'd make a great writer.
(d) Listening to two gentleman speak about race in a politically correct manner, rather than the truth.

2. Who was Steele's editor for The Content of Our Character?
(a) Bob Jones.
(b) Bill White.
(c) Bill Thomas.
(d) Tom Smith.

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

4. Methods of creating a black identity is also known as what, said Steele?
(a) Themes of recommendations.
(b) Themes of reconciliation.
(c) Themes of recomposition.
(d) Themes of recognition.

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

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

7. What did Steele's attitude say is true of racial discrimination?
(a) Some blacks claim racial discrimination in situations where it is not true.
(b) It is no longer practiced in America.
(c) It was a political ploy, but never actually happened in America.
(d) It was necessary in order to keep order in America.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many of his friends was Steele sipping chardonnay with?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twelve.

9. What topic of discussion did Steele and his friends 'suddenly' bring up?
(a) Sex.
(b) Careers.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Race.

10. Whose independence is said by Steele to be oppressed by the black identity?
(a) Individualistic whites.
(b) All mankind.
(c) Individualistic blacks.
(d) Those who live under the 'white identity'.

11. What type of barrier did Steele say is the most powerful barrier blocking black progress?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Financial.
(c) Physiological.
(d) Social.

12. What did Steele learn about himself when writing The Content of Our Character?
(a) It was necessary to write the book with a partner.
(b) That he was not a great writer after all.
(c) How he thought.
(d) How others viewed him.

13. How did Steele say Bill Cosby deals with the feeling of powerlessness?
(a) He bargains.
(b) He fully agrees.
(c) He ignores.
(d) He challenges.

14. What does Steele say is a bad source of recomposition for blacks?
(a) Graduating from institutions of higher learning.
(b) Learning ancestral roots.
(c) White nationalism.
(d) Black nationalism.

15. How did Steele say blacks address doubt?
(a) They deal with it head-on.
(b) They ask others to help them deal with it.
(c) They avoid it.
(d) They never have doubts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Steele's mind, what undermines the struggles for freedom?

2. According to Steele's outlook, what controls how blacks react to their problems?

3. What did Steele say about the main problem between races in America?

4. For blacks, what is a method of handling freedom, per Steele's thoughts?

5. It's Steele's belief that what creates a false reality for blacks?

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