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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 what manner did Steele say the status change of poor blacks affected middle class blacks?

2. What attitude did Steele say people take against the enemies of their minds?

3. What did Steele mention that black power produces?

4. What is one of the middle class values mentioned in Chapter 6?

5. According to Steele, how do whites often view blacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Steele mention affirmative action can be viewed as a barrier to black progress?

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

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

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

5. How did Steele say the black movement affects race relations?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Steele's judgment say is blacks' general response to positive opportunities?

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

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 did Steele say about the race relations conversation between opposing views? How does it help aid the negative issues of race relations? How does it hinder the progress of moving beyond the negative issues of race relations?

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