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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Entitlement.
(b) Development.
(c) Acknowledging it, but not taking any actions.
(d) Ignoring it.

2. 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) Administrators ONLY.
(b) Educators ONLY.
(c) Educators and administrators.
(d) Peers.

3. How does the message that 'blacks need help to get ahead' affect blacks, in Steele's opinion?
(a) It makes them want to prove that point is true.
(b) It demoralizes them.
(c) It forces them to become rebellious.
(d) It encourages them.

4. After speaking to some of students, what does Steele learn is the true, underlying reason for campus racism?
(a) Anxiety to racial equality.
(b) Competition for better grades.
(c) Students learned it from their parents.
(d) Racial inequality.

5. Social policies, said Steele, should be geared toward what?
(a) Educational development ONLY.
(b) Hidden political agendas.
(c) Economic development ONLY.
(d) Educational and economic development.

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

7. Chapter 6 says that blacks should not be made to believe that their progress depends on whom?
(a) Their individual selves.
(b) The black group.
(c) The government.
(d) The white group.

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

9. What association did Steele say blacks need to stay away from?
(a) Associating discrimination with American History.
(b) Associating the black race with poverty.
(c) Associating the white race with success.
(d) Associating black development with eradicating discrimination.

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

11. Being torn between middle class values and racial identity and excuses for bad behavior is defined as what by Steele?
(a) Double minded.
(b) Double jeopardy.
(c) Double dutch.
(d) Double bind.

12. 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) Vulnerability.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Hostility.
(d) Close-mindedness.

13. Steele said social policies shout not be aimed at what?
(a) Racial preferences.
(b) Age preferences.
(c) Gender preferences.
(d) Religious preferences.

14. How does Steele think affirmative action truly be a positive thing?
(a) It is currently a true positive thing.
(b) If only blacks males benefit from it.
(c) If only black females benefit from it.
(d) If it takes the form of real equal opportunity.

15. What reason did Steele give for why blacks sometimes exaggerate discrimination?
(a) In order to hold on to who they are - the black identity.
(b) To gain healing from the discrimination.
(c) To promote white guilt.
(d) Blacks do not exaggerate discrimination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What racial group (s) did Steele point out is surrounded by objective correlatives?

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

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

4. What did Steele say is the purpose of affirmative action?

5. What did Steele mention that black power produces?

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