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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crime does Diangelo liken racism to?
(a) Murder.
(b) Theft.
(c) Treason.
(d) Adultery.

2. What does Diangelo say about racism in relation to society?
(a) It is present in society but not a big deal.
(b) It is only an issue for people of color.
(c) It is deeply embedded in society.
(d) It is only an issue for white people.

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

4. What does Diangelo write that color blind ideology start out with?
(a) Both good and bad intentions.
(b) Good intentions.
(c) Bad intentions.
(d) A small idea that got bigger and bigger over time.

5. 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 are untrustworthy.
(c) All white people are racist.
(d) White people do not know much about statistics regarding race and crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diangelo not have to deal with in the workplace?

2. What does Diangelo write that she does not have to worry about?

3. What does the system of racism begin with?

4. What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?

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

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