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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do whites characterize themselves in the discourse of self-defense, according to Diangelo?
(a) As sidekicks.
(b) As victims.
(c) As allies.
(d) As heroes.

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

3. What is one fundamental truth about human beings that is imperative to understanding racism and white fragility, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?
(a) Human beings are not subjective.
(b) Human beings are inherently bad.
(c) Human beings are not objective.
(d) Human beings are inherently good.

4. According to Diangelo, what tends to happen when people of color give white people feedback on their racist actions?
(a) It usually goes over well.
(b) It does not go over well.
(c) People of color never confront white people.
(d) Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it does not.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?

3. What is the good/bad binary?

4. How did people in the mid-1900s refer to the Northern part of the U.S.?

5. What does aversive racism allow people to do, as stated in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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