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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was socially acceptable for whites to do before the civil rights movement?
(a) To socialize with people of color.
(b) To live in white neighborhoods.
(c) To attend historically black colleges.
(d) To openly proclaim their belief in their racial superiority.

2. What does a person mean when they say they are colorblind?
(a) They do not see color in terms of race.
(b) They can only see white people.
(c) They can only see black people.
(d) They can see people of color but only in certain light.

3. Why can white people not be trusted when it comes to perceptions of race and crime, according to Diangelo?
(a) All white people are racist.
(b) White people do not know much about statistics regarding race and crime.
(c) White people are untrustworthy.
(d) White people perceive danger simply by the presence of people of color.

4. What does the term "race talk" imply?
(a) It always implies a racial "us" and "them."
(b) It implies a general sense of unity among races.
(c) It implies that people of color need to talk about race less.
(d) It implies that more white people need to talk about race.

5. What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?
(a) I Have an Idea.
(b) I Had a Nightmare.
(c) I Was Thinking Last Night.
(d) I Had a Dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diangelo state in Chapter 8 that white fragility function as a form of?

2. What does Diangelo state that the good/bad binary suggest about racism?

3. What do studies show about people of color in the workplace?

4. According to Diangelo, white fragility can be understood as what?

5. What does the use of the language by which whites claim to feel unsafe illustrate about white people in relation to racial discourse, according to Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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