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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what manner did Steele say the status change of poor blacks affected middle class blacks?
(a) It allows them to identify with wealthy whites.
(b) The status change of poor blacks does not affect the status of middle class blacks.
(c) It causes them to identify with victimization.
(d) It allows them to identify with wealthy blacks.

2. What did Steele say he noticed on his college campus with regard to ethnic conflict?
(a) Ethnic conflict was never an issue for their campus.
(b) It caused him to miss may days of class.
(c) There had been a new awareness of it.
(d) Everyone new it was there, but no one ever talked about it.

3. What did Steele say many blacks do with positive opportunities?
(a) They are never presented with positive opportunities.
(b) Turn them into obstacles to development.
(c) Take full advantage of them.
(d) Immediately pass them along to someone else.

4. From Steele's experience, what happened to the black students in his college?
(a) Most of them dropped out.
(b) There were no blacks at his school.
(c) They all dropped out.
(d) They all graduated.

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

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

7. According to Steele, what do children generally notice first when they are matched up with children from other parts of the country or world?
(a) Cultural practices.
(b) Brands of clothing.
(c) Difference.
(d) Similarities.

8. According to Steele, how do whites often view blacks?
(a) As non-existent.
(b) As a vital part of society.
(c) As complainers.
(d) As equals.

9. Chapter 5 said, in terms of race relations, blacks had a choice between two ways to address the issue. What way did the chapter say blacks and whites agreed was best for blacks?
(a) Acknowledging it, but not taking any actions.
(b) Ignoring it.
(c) Development.
(d) Entitlement.

10. According to Chapter 5, what do whites want to get rid of?
(a) White power.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Black power.
(d) Racial tension.

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

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

13. As per Steele, what produces ethnic balkanization?
(a) When students see good in the differences of others.
(b) When students rationalize their goodness through difference.
(c) When teachers point out the differences between students.
(d) When parents ask that the teacher is 'easy' on his or child due to the child's differences.

14. In line with Steele's views, of the following, what played a vital role in the freedoms that came out of the Civil Rights movement?
(a) Hostility.
(b) Close-mindedness.
(c) Resistance.
(d) Vulnerability.

15. In the university setting, who did Steele verbalize would not tell blacks what they think of their scholarships and not expect them to perform?
(a) Educators ONLY.
(b) Administrators ONLY.
(c) Educators and administrators.
(d) Peers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Steele say affirmative action appears to be fair?

2. What did Steele believe about his children benefiting from affirmative action?

3. What group of students did Steele penned often feels inferior?

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

5. Chapter 6 says that blacks should not be made to believe that their progress depends on whom?

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