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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the past considered an ideal time for whites, as stated in Chapter 4?
(a) Because nobody cared about racism yet.
(b) Because people of color did not exist yet.
(c) Because the music was better.
(d) Because racism went largely unchallenged.

2. What does research say about children and race?
(a) White children do not understand race.
(b) White children believe themselves to be less than their person of color peers.
(c) White children do not care about race.
(d) White children develop a sense of superiority as early as preschool.

3. What is new racism?
(a) The ways that racism shows itself in social media.
(b) The ways that racism shows itself in the younger generations.
(c) A term used to capture the ways in which racism has adapted over time so that modern norms and practices result in similar racial outcomes as those in the past.
(d) New racist slurs.

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

5. Where does Diangelo belong, as stated in Chapter 4?
(a) She does not belong in any particular place.
(b) Only in places occupied by white people.
(c) Only in places occupied by people of color.
(d) In every scenario and context.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Does Diangelo think racism has adapted over time?

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

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

5. What is white solidarity?

(see the answer key)

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