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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Diangelo say can be racist?
(a) Only white and black people.
(b) Only white people.
(c) Only people of color.
(d) Only Asian people.

2. What are the two ideologies in Western culture that make exploring cultural frameworks difficult?
(a) Good and Evil.
(b) Independence and subjectivity.
(c) Individualism and objectivity.
(d) Patriotism and freedom.

3. What did Diangelo learn about how white people discuss about race and racism?
(a) The way white people are taught to define racism makes it easy to discuss.
(b) The way white people are taught to define racism makes it nearly impossible for them to understand it.
(c) White people do not see color.
(d) White people are generally very receptive to learning about racism.

4. What triggers white fragility, according to Diangelo?
(a) Anxiety and discomfort.
(b) Lack of sleep.
(c) Loneliness and depression.
(d) Lack of exercise.

5. What is objectivity?
(a) Objectivity holds that it is impossible to be free of bias.
(b) Objectivity holds that race is complex.
(c) Objectivity holds that race is simple.
(d) Objectivity holds that it is possible to be free of bias.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is white people's general definition of racism, according to Diangelo?

2. Why is it problematic to deny a person of color's race, as Diangelo writes in Chapter 3?

3. What does Diangelo write that color blind ideology start out with?

4. What is race?

5. What does research say about children and race?

(see the answer key)

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