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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. In the university setting, who did Steele verbalize would not tell blacks what they think of their scholarships and not expect them to perform?
(a) Educators and administrators.
(b) Educators ONLY.
(c) Administrators ONLY.
(d) Peers.

2. Steele articulated, whites 'discharging their duties to blacks however they can' is known as what?
(a) Favoritism.
(b) Escapism.
(c) Skepticism.
(d) Racism.

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

4. Steele said social policies shout not be aimed at what?
(a) Religious preferences.
(b) Racial preferences.
(c) Gender preferences.
(d) Age preferences.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steele say other blacks think of a black person who moves toward the middle class?

2. In what year did the black power movement begin to rise?

3. In Chapter 8, how did Steele say blacks 'use' their race?

4. What did Steele say has been the source of many problems?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Steele, how do objective correlatives affect blacks?

2. From Steele's experience, how do blacks from the poor class receive middle class blacks?

3. What opinion of blacks did Steele pen whites generally have?

4. In Steele's mind, what would moving away from racial preference do to the black community with regard to power?

5. In what way did Steele say white guilt could be an effective means of rectifying racial issues?

6. How did Steele mention affirmative action can be viewed as a barrier to black progress?

7. Growing up in the middle class, was Steele viewed differently from the way middle class were generally viewed? What term was given to the middle class?

8. Describe the double-bind that middle class blacks many times fall victim to, according to Steele.

9. Did Steele say that racial identity throughout the 60's changed? If so, how?

10. How did Steele say the status change of poor blacks affected the status of middle class blacks?

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