Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what state does Steele work?
2. Who helped Steele in the overall writing of the book?
3. What does Steele say is a bad source of recomposition for blacks?
4. What does Steele say is one of the downfalls of the 'black identity'?
5. Many blacks have chosen to feel what way, according to Steele?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In order to explain issues specific to race, Steele said it was necessary for him to understand human universals. What was he talking about?
3. What tool do blacks use to create a tolerable, false sense of reality, in Steele's estimation?
4. 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?
5. How do whites act innocent when it comes to the racial struggle, as per Steele's opinion?
6. In Steele's opinion, why is the black, underclass group continually expanding?
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. How did Steele say race-holding negatively affects the civil rights freedoms won decades ago? What must blacks do to avoid this?
9. What did Steele mean when he spoke about integration shock? When does it generally occur? Are blacks and whites equally likely to experience it?
10. According to Steele, the processes that drives one's mind are standard across racial / ethnic lines. Why is this an important observation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Steele points out that the only way to resolve racial issues is to approach them with moral consciousness rather than racial consciousness. What is moral consciousness? What is racial consciousness? What type of 'consciousness' did Steele say blacks had until the early 60's? What was their 'consciousness' from the late 60's to the 70's? What effect did this have on blacks?
Essay Topic 2
Rather than doing away with insecurity, Steele noted many blacks respond to the anti-self mindset with denial. What do they deny? What is an example of something they would say or do to exhibit this denial?
Essay Topic 3
According to Steele, blacks deal with the feeling of powerlessness in two ways: challenging and bargaining. Define what these two terms mean. What is the purpose of taking on these attitudes? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the two? Who are some examples mentioned in the book of people who 'challenge or bargain'?
|
This section contains 1,128 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
