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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Diangelo state is always present in a relationship between a white person and a person of color?
(a) The good/bad binary.
(b) Racism.
(c) Color blindness.
(d) Hatred.

2. 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.

3. Why is it problematic to deny a person of color's race, as Diangelo writes in Chapter 3?
(a) Because it is not polite.
(b) Because it means being complicit in the fight against racism.
(c) It is not problematic.
(d) Because a person of color might want to be seen.

4. Who does race have a hand in shaping?
(a) Race does not shape people.
(b) Everyone.
(c) People of color only.
(d) White people only.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is aversive racism?

2. What is one fundamental truth about human beings that is imperative to understanding racism and white fragility, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?

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

4. Why can white people not be trusted when it comes to perceptions of race and crime, according to Diangelo?

5. What limits white people from forming connections across racial lines, according to Diangelo?

(see the answer key)

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