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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. In terms of 'creating a black identity', what did Steele say is something that blacks engage in?

2. What two adjectives did Steele use to describe his editor?

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

4. Dealing with doubt does what for blacks, in Steele's estimation?

5. According to Steele, when an individual is tired of thinking in racial terms, he / she is said to have which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how did Steele say blacks deal with racial insecurities?

2. What are the three ways that Steele said integration shock manifests as segregation?

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

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

5. What tool do blacks use to create a tolerable, false sense of reality, in Steele's estimation?

6. Did Steele say racial discrimination is always used as a fair claim by blacks? Why or why not?

7. 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?

8. In Chapter 2, what does Steele say is the biggest hindrance of black progress? How can whites help?

9. In line with Steele's experience, how are individualistic blacks received by those who have conformed to the 'black identity'?

10. Steele shared his thought that blacks use themes of re-composition to create black identity. What did he say are these themes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Steele define race-fatigue? How did race-fatigue affect Steele and many other blacks? How can race-fatigue be seen as negative by some blacks? How can race-fatigue lead to individuality?

Essay Topic 2

Steele said that integration shock produces a new form of segregation that takes three forms. What are those three forms? Define each form. What did Steele say eradicating these forms of segregation would lead to for blacks?

Essay Topic 3

What is integration shock, according to Steele? How does race-fatigue lead to integration shock? How do blacks' attitude change with regard to racism? How does this attitude about racism lead to race-holding? Are whites just as susceptible to integration shock as blacks? Why or why not?

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