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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. Emotional vulnerability is a source of what for blacks, according to Steele?

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

3. Of the following, what is a factor of white guilt, per Steele's way of thinking?

4. What did Steele say other blacks think of a black person who moves toward the middle class?

5. According to Chapter 6, what is an important quality of middle class citizens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. From Steele's experience, how do blacks from the poor class receive middle class blacks?

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

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

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

7. What does Steele think encouraged blacks to start the black movement?

8. What opinion of blacks did Steele pen whites generally have?

9. How does emotional vulnerability affect blacks, in Steele's opinion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the two attitudes that Steele said people generally take when it comes to affirmative action? Give at least two advantages / disadvantages from each school of thought.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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