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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What economic group did Steele say is often torn between middle class values and racial identity and excuses for bad behavior?
(a) Poor blacks.
(b) Middle class whites.
(c) Poor whites.
(d) Middle class blacks.

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

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

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

5. What dilemma did Steele face with affirmative action?
(a) When he applied for a government position, 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 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.
(d) When his children applied to college, on one hand he thought it was fair, but on the other it was not.

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

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

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

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

10. What did Steele say has been the source of many problems?
(a) Many focus on the goals and means of affirmative action.
(b) Many do not focus on the goals or means of affirmative action.
(c) Many focus on the means of affirmative action rather than the goals of it.
(d) Many focus on the goals of affirmative action rather than the means of it.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do blacks often perform on campus socially and academically, as per Steele's viewpoint?

2. According to Steele, what is the biggest challenge for the black community?

3. How does black advancement relate to individual responsibility, as said by Steele?

4. In what manner did Steele say the status change of poor blacks affected middle class blacks?

5. From Steele's experience, what happened to the black students in his college?

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