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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the system of racism begin with?
(a) History.
(b) Action.
(c) Ideology.
(d) Discrimination.

2. What is the general understanding of whiteness, as defined in Chapter 2?
(a) That it is desirable.
(b) That is is abnormal and not considered the standard.
(c) That it is unwanted.
(d) That it is normal and the standard for human.

3. How do white people --typically older generations -- sometimes refer to the past?
(a) "The Worse of Times."
(b) "A Nightmare."
(c) "The Good Old Days."
(d) "The Best of Times."

4. How did people in the mid-1900s refer to the Northern part of the U.S.?
(a) "The Bad North."
(b) "The Great North."
(c) "The Enlightened North."
(d) "The Old North."

5. Who is the focus of the anti-black film, The Blind Side?
(a) Michael Jackson, pop star.
(b) Michael Buble, Canadian pop-singer.
(c) Michael Oher, NFL player.
(d) Michael Jordan, basketball star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diangelo say about racism in relation to society?

2. Who does Diangelo write has prejudice?

3. What racial group is the most represented in mainstream media?

4. What does Diangelo write anti-blackness rooted in?

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

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