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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Difference.
(b) Similarities.
(c) Cultural practices.
(d) Brands of clothing.

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

3. What is one reason Steele gives for why oppression hurts?
(a) Territory-Memory.
(b) Enemy-Territory.
(c) Enemy-Memory.
(d) Frenemy-Memory.

4. What did Steele say is true of white guilt?
(a) The exhibition of racial anger by blacks is a factor of white guilt.
(b) It is openly practiced by all whites.
(c) Only descendants of slave owners experience this emotion.
(d) There is no reason for it.

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

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

7. What is one of the middle class values mentioned in Chapter 6?
(a) Reinforcing the community mindset.
(b) Reinforcing personal irresponsibility.
(c) Reinforcing individualism
(d) Reinforcing personal responsibility.

8. 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 allows them to identify with wealthy blacks.
(d) It causes them to identify with victimization.

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

10. What did Steele say whites did to encourage the black power movement to begin?
(a) They started admitting racial guilt.
(b) They told blacks to implement the movement.
(c) They implemented the white power movement.
(d) They increased their efforts against blacks.

11. What dilemma did Steele face with affirmative action?
(a) When his children applied to college, on one hand he thought it was fair, but on the other it was not.
(b) When he applied for a corporate position, on one hand he thought it was fair, but on the other it was not.
(c) When he applied for a government position, on one hand he thought it was fair, but on the other it was not.
(d) When his company bid on a contract with the US Government, on one hand he thought it was fair, but on the other it was not.

12. What group of students did Steele penned often feels inferior?
(a) Asians.
(b) College-aged.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Whites.

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

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

15. What did Steele say has become synonymous with color?
(a) Pride.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steele say is the Supreme Court's stance on racial preferences?

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

3. As per Steele's thoughts, what type of work ethic is generally indicative of someone in the middle class?

4. Steele believed that middle class blacks had to maintain how many sides of themselves?

5. 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?

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