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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In line with Steele's philosophy, moving away from racial preferences would do what in the black community?
(a) Reduce power.
(b) Stabilize power.
(c) Increase power.
(d) Bring to light the fact that there never was power in the black community.

2. As per Steele's thoughts, what type of work ethic is generally indicative of someone in the middle class?
(a) Delegating all the work to someone else.
(b) Hard working.
(c) Doing just enough to get by.
(d) Hard working only when there is an immediate benefit.

3. Since the black power movement, what did Steele say much of social policy, with respect to blacks, was geared toward?
(a) White redemption.
(b) Increased racist acts against whites.
(c) Increased racist acts against blacks.
(d) Black redemption.

4. How does Steele define 'objective correlative'?
(a) When a positive emotion is tied to an objective event linked to racism.
(b) When a negative emotion is tied to an objective event linked to non-discrimination.
(c) When a positive emotion is tied to an objective event linked to non-discrimination.
(d) When a negative emotion is tied to an objective event linked to racism.

5. Steele believed that middle class blacks had to maintain how many sides of themselves?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

6. Who is white guilt beneficial to, in Steele's estimation?
(a) No one.
(b) Whites ONLY.
(c) Blacks ONLY.
(d) Blacks and whites.

7. Following Steele's philosophy, how many factors make up white guilt?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

8. What does affirmative action on college campuses strive to do to the attitudes of the white students, as per Steele?
(a) Understand them.
(b) It does not serve a purpose to the attitudes of white students.
(c) Justify them.
(d) Change them

9. What legislation passed when the black power movement began?
(a) National Banking Act.
(b) Housing and Urban Development Act.
(c) Residence Act.
(d) Civil Rights Act.

10. What did Steele mention happened to black racial identity throughout the 60's?
(a) It was not acknowledged.
(b) It shifted.
(c) For the first time, it was clearly defined.
(d) It remained as it had previously been.

11. How did Steele say affirmative action be seen as a barrier to blacks?
(a) If they benefit from it, they are never allowed to move from being poor to the middle class.
(b) It requires them to denounce their black identity.
(c) It denies them of civil rights.
(d) It blocks advancement for blacks.

12. Of the following, what is a factor of white guilt, per Steele's way of thinking?
(a) Just being a member of the white race.
(b) The fact that statistically, many blacks are uneducated.
(c) Understanding of ill-gotten advantage.
(d) The fact that statistically, many blacks are poor.

13. What did Steele say may have been necessary to win the freedoms won during the Civil Rights movement?
(a) Racial intolerance.
(b) Racial tolerance.
(c) Racial identity.
(d) Racial tension.

14. What did Steele say that many say is the purpose of affirmative action?
(a) Increase discrimination.
(b) Prove there never was the issue of discrimination.
(c) Fight against subtle discrimination.
(d) Keep discrimination at its current state.

15. What did Steele mention that black power produces?
(a) Racial harmony.
(b) White guilt.
(c) White power.
(d) Black guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Growing up, Steele was in the middle class and was often viewed as what by poor blacks?

2. What did Steele say he noticed on his college campus with regard to ethnic conflict?

3. As indicated by Steele, how is affirmative action a positive relationship between blacks and whites?

4. In what did Steele say racism affected his college campus?

5. After speaking to some of students, what does Steele learn is the true, underlying reason for campus racism?

(see the answer keys)

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