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

2. What group do many blacks say 'failed to recognize' what Steele failed to recognize?
(a) Wealthy whites.
(b) Poor blacks.
(c) Poor whites.
(d) Middle class blacks.

3. What does Steele say would be the secret to writing this book, if there was such a a thing?
(a) He is only writing from an objective point-of-view.
(b) Commence with the premise that all races are composed of humans.
(c) Politics plays a key role in the separation of race, of which he writes.
(d) He is only writing from a subjective point-of-view.

4. What is Steele often accused of being?
(a) Racist.
(b) Biased.
(c) Inauthentic.
(d) Incompetent.

5. What is the oldest formula of aggression, according to Steele?
(a) One's difference from another makes him / her bad, which justifies another's power over that person.
(b) If one mistreats another, that gives the other person the right to retaliate.
(c) Love in spite of how one is being treated is the best policy.
(d) Remain defensive in every situation to prevent being mistreated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Chapter 2 say Steele worked in?

2. What type of shock did Steele say individuals are said to be a part of when in mixed-race situations?

3. What does Steele say must be shared between blacks and whites?

4. Steele's daughter's name is which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Steele say race is a source of shame for blacks, but didn't say the same for whites?

3. What effect did Steele say integration shock has on blacks' attitude about racism as a whole? How did he say it affects their individual attitudes?

4. Steele talks about forgetting that he is black while writing this book. What did he mean by that?

5. What is Steele's opinion of the black identity?

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

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

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

9. In order to explain issues specific to race, Steele said it was necessary for him to understand human universals. What was he talking about?

10. In Chapter 1, Steele said the only way to do away with racial problems is for all to move from a racial consciousness to a moral consciousness. What does that mean?

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