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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did people in the mid-1900s refer to the Northern part of the U.S.?
(a) "The Bad North."
(b) "The Great North."
(c) "The Old North."
(d) "The Enlightened North."

2. What does Diangelo think about the good/bad binary?
(a) She thinks it only affects white people.
(b) She thinks it only affects people of color.
(c) She thinks it is a false dichotomy.
(d) She thinks it is sensible.

3. Who mistinterpreted some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) White people.
(c) Asian people.
(d) Black people.

4. Does Diangelo think racism has adapted over time?
(a) Yes.
(b) She think it both has and has not.
(c) No.
(d) She does not mention time in relation to racism.

5. What happens when whites employ terms that connote physical violence to describe their feelings toward being challenged, as stated in Chapter 8?
(a) They subject themselves to ridicule.
(b) They distort the real direction of danger between whites and others.
(c) They are harmful to other white people.
(d) They subject themselves to danger from other whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific words do whites use to describe their feelings in the face of being challenged on their racism, as stated in Chapter 8?

2. How does the good/bad binary affect the average white person, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?

3. What does Diangelo think about treating everyone the same, regardless of race?

4. According to Diangelo, what tends to happen when people of color give white people feedback on their racist actions?

5. What does a person mean when they say they are colorblind?

(see the answer key)

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