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

2. What did Steele say whites did to encourage the black power movement to begin?
(a) They told blacks to implement the movement.
(b) They increased their efforts against blacks.
(c) They implemented the white power movement.
(d) They started admitting racial guilt.

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

4. After speaking to some of students, what does Steele learn is the true, underlying reason for campus racism?
(a) Anxiety to racial equality.
(b) Racial inequality.
(c) Students learned it from their parents.
(d) Competition for better grades.

5. Of the following, what is a factor of white guilt, per Steele's way of thinking?
(a) Just being a member of the white race.
(b) Understanding of ill-gotten advantage.
(c) The fact that statistically, many blacks are poor.
(d) The fact that statistically, many blacks are uneducated.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line with Steele's philosophy, moving away from racial preferences would do what in the black community?

2. Following Steele's philosophy, how many factors make up white guilt?

3. Chapter 5 said, in terms of race relations, blacks had a choice between two ways to address the issue. What way did the chapter say blacks and whites agreed was best for blacks?

4. What did Steele say he noticed on his college campus with regard to ethnic conflict?

5. Being torn between middle class values and racial identity and excuses for bad behavior is defined as what by Steele?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Steele say whites use 'escapism'?

3. What are the middle class values that Steele mentioned in Chapter 6?

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

5. What is one association that Steele said blacks need to avoid?

6. Instead of gearing social policies to racial preference, what did Steele say social policies should be geared toward?

7. Chapter 8 says that blacks use their race in what way?

8. How does Steele believe affirmative action relates to racism?

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

10. What did Steele's judgment say is blacks' general response to positive opportunities?

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