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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Steele say blacks tolerate those who had different views from them of what it meant to be black?
(a) Poorly.
(b) Improved somewhat.
(c) Remained unchanged.
(d) Very well.

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

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

5. 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 goals of affirmative action rather than the means of it.
(d) Many focus on the means of affirmative action rather than the goals of it.

6. How does black advancement relate to individual responsibility, as said by Steele?
(a) Black advancement is admirable, but individual responsibility is not necessary.
(b) It depends on it.
(c) There is no relation between the two.
(d) Individual responsibility is good, but black advancement is an unrealistic goal.

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

8. In what did Steele say racism affected his college campus?
(a) Members of the black race were racist against each other due to differing shades of color.
(b) It was only a problem between white students and black faculty.
(c) It was only a problem between black students and white faculty.
(d) It was very apparent between members of different races.

9. To what did Steele say affirmative action has transformed equality?
(a) A form of religious engineering.
(b) A form of political engineering.
(c) A form of psychological engineering.
(d) A form of social engineering.

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

11. How did Steele define black racial identity throughout the 60's?
(a) Self conscious and organized.
(b) Somewhat self conscious and somewhat self confident.
(c) Self confident and chaotic.
(d) Somewhat chaotic and somewhat organized.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steele say may have been necessary to win the freedoms won during the Civil Rights movement?

2. What did Steele say Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged blacks to do?

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

4. Who is white guilt beneficial to, in Steele's estimation?

5. As per Steele, as a result of the social policy change due to the black power movement, what was the status of race relations?

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