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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 profession did Chapter 2 say Steele worked in?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Law.
(c) Politics.
(d) Medicine.

2. What topic of discussion did Steele and his friends 'suddenly' bring up?
(a) Race.
(b) Careers.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Sex.

3. Complete Steele's statement. 'Race indeed remains a source of white ____.'
(a) Power.
(b) Shame.
(c) Honor.
(d) Problem.

4. At the conclusion of the introduction, who did Steele thank?
(a) His agent.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His parents.
(d) His dog.

5. According to Steele's outlook, what controls how blacks react to their problems?
(a) Sexual vulnerability.
(b) Social vulnerability.
(c) Racial vulnerability.
(d) Mental vulnerability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the 'greatest barrier to black progress', according to Steele?

2. For blacks, what is a method of handling freedom, per Steele's thoughts?

3. On college campuses, blacks many times engage in what type of behavior, in Steele's view?

4. What type of barrier did Steele say is the most powerful barrier blocking black progress?

5. What does Steele say is one of the downfalls of the 'black identity'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Steele, how does black nationalism ultimately affect blacks?

3. How did Steele mention individualism is powerful? What did he say it requires people to do? What could be the drawbacks of it?

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

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

6. What did Steele mean when he spoke about integration shock? When does it generally occur? Are blacks and whites equally likely to experience it?

7. Steele quoted a former professor by saying, 'Ideas themselves come a dime a dozen.' Why is understanding this relevant to understanding this book?

8. In Chapter 2, what does Steele say is the biggest hindrance of black progress? How can whites help?

9. Why did Steele say he was accused of being inauthentic? How do many blacks say Steele views the priority of the black race? Have other blacks followed in Steele's footsteps? If so, how and why?

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

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