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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) To assume that racism is not an issue in society.
(b) To think that acknowleding racism is racist.
(c) To think that white people can experience racism.
(d) To assume that people of color are unaffected by racism.

4. Who are corporations more likely to favor regarding affirmative action, as stated in Chapter 6?
(a) Immigrants of eilte backgrounds.
(b) People of color.
(c) White women.
(d) White men.

5. As stated in Chapter 4, what about Diangelo's person makes it so that she is automatically perceived as qualified and competent?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her whiteness.
(c) Her college degree.
(d) Her gender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diangelo say about race in relation to time and place?

2. What do people generally think constitutes a "good" neighborhood, as stated in Chapter 2?

3. What crime does Diangelo liken racism to?

4. When does whiteness exist according to Coates?

5. What does color blindness exempt white people from?

(see the answer key)

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