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

2. As per Steele's thoughts, what type of work ethic is generally indicative of someone in the middle class?

3. Social policies, said Steele, should be geared toward what?

4. Steele said, blacks falsely associate certain experiences with negative emotions, which is the creation of what?

5. Growing up, Steele was in the middle class and was often viewed as what by poor blacks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What shift did Steele notice on his college campus with regard to ethnic conflict?

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

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

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

6. What did Steele say are the two factors that make up white guilt?

7. What was the dilemma Steele faced with regard to affirmative action and his children's education?

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

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

10. As per Steele's viewpoint, how did affirmative action affect blacks and whites differently?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did Steele define white guilt? How are whites challenged by this guilt? Do blacks use this as a tool to get ahead? If so, how? How does black power produce white guilt? How do whites attempt to escape from the guilt? How is white guilt an especially big problem at the university level?

Essay Topic 3

What is the 'double-bind' , according to Steele, that middle class blacks are typically a part of? How does it affect their 'blackness'?

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