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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the suggestion that being white has meaning tend to impact white people?
(a) It makes them humble.
(b) They tend to agree with the idea.
(c) It triggers a range of defensive responses.
(d) It makes them sad.

3. What does Diangelo not wish to do in addressing anti-black sentiments?
(a) Seem anti-black.
(b) Diminish the racism other groups of color experience.
(c) Diminish white people's experience.
(d) Speak in general terms.

4. How early do children start to construct their ideas about race, as stated in Chapter 8?
(a) High school.
(b) Grade School.
(c) Preschool.
(d) Kindergarten.

5. How does the good/bad binary affect race talk, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?
(a) It makes it impossible to talk to white people about racism.
(b) It makes it pleasurable to talk to white people about racism.
(c) It makes it difficult to talk to people of color about racism.
(d) It makes it easy to talk to white people about racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific words do whites use to describe their feelings in the face of being challenged on their racism, as stated in Chapter 8?

2. What happens in Diangelo's workshops when she points out racism that is happening in the room?

3. What does "white flight" refer to?

4. What, according to Diangelo in Chapter 6, must white people do to challenge the ideologies of race?

5. How do whites characterize themselves in the discourse of self-defense, according to Diangelo?

(see the answer key)

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