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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Steele often accused of being?
2. According to Steele, what two ways do blacks generally handle the feeling of powerlessness?
3. On college campuses, blacks many times engage in what type of behavior, in Steele's view?
4. What did Steele say is the driving force when one gives utmost attention to race?
5. Of the following, what did Chapter 4 say freedom brought for blacks?
Short Essay Questions
1. As per Steele's philosophy, why do blacks many times avoid opportunities?
2. Steele articulated, when blacks feel powerless in white society, they deal with it in one of two ways, by challenging or bargaining. Describe what he means by this.
3. In Steele's opinion, why is the black, underclass group continually expanding?
4. What did Steele mean when he said the discussion of race relations has become scripted?
5. Steele quoted a former professor by saying, 'Ideas themselves come a dime a dozen.' Why is understanding this relevant to understanding this book?
6. In Chapter 3, how did Steele say blacks deal with racial insecurities?
7. Why did Steele say race is a source of shame for blacks, but didn't say the same for whites?
8. In Chapter 2, what does Steele say is the biggest hindrance of black progress? How can whites help?
9. Steele talks about forgetting that he is black while writing this book. What did he mean by that?
10. In order to explain issues specific to race, Steele said it was necessary for him to understand human universals. What was he talking about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Steele mentioned the struggle for racial power is really a struggle for innocence. How do whites portray this innocence? How do blacks portray this innocence? Give specific examples mentioned in the book. How do the two racial groups believe the acquisition of innocence would benefit their own races?
Essay Topic 2
What is the response that Steele notes when he spoke to white students about campus racial tension? What do their responses reveal about their internal feelings of race relations?
Essay Topic 3
How did Steele define 'objective correlative'? What racial group did he say is surrounded by 'objective correlatives? What do these correlatives produce? What example did Steele give of 'objective correlatives'? How did this example affect civil rights leadership?
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