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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the race / ethnicity of Steele's wife?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Caucasian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) African American.

2. Which of the following is the 'greatest barrier to black progress', according to Steele?
(a) Self-hatred.
(b) Education.
(c) Government.
(d) Racism.

3. What nickname did Chapter 4 say some blacks are given when they strive for achievement?
(a) Squares.
(b) Sell-outs.
(c) Non-conformists.
(d) Oreos.

4. Whose independence is said by Steele to be oppressed by the black identity?
(a) All mankind.
(b) Individualistic blacks.
(c) Those who live under the 'white identity'.
(d) Individualistic whites.

5. What does Steele say is one of the downfalls of the 'black identity'?
(a) It lessens the number of religious institutions.
(b) It does not accept people of other races in social settings.
(c) It encourages segregation of schools.
(d) It does not promote individuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Steele, what race is considered the most 'despised' race?

2. In what way did Steele say 'black innocence affects society and the government?

3. What did Steele say is the driving force when one gives utmost attention to race?

4. What type of self-proclaimed identity did Steele say he developed as a result of feeling of inferior?

5. What does Steele say about the vulnerability of blacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Steele mean when he said the discussion of race relations has become scripted?

2. According to Steele, the processes that drives one's mind are standard across racial / ethnic lines. Why is this an important observation?

3. In Chapter 3, how did Steele say blacks deal with racial insecurities?

4. Did Steele say racial discrimination is always used as a fair claim by blacks? Why or why not?

5. According to Steele, how is the struggle for racial power more of a struggle for innocence for blacks?

6. Steele shared his thought that blacks use themes of re-composition to create black identity. What did he say are these themes?

7. What are the three ways that Steele said integration shock manifests as segregation?

8. What caused Steele to experience discrimination in a segregated school?

9. How did Steele say the black students in his classes react to discussions of racism?

10. How did Steele say race-holding negatively affects the civil rights freedoms won decades ago? What must blacks do to avoid this?

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