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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is known for the concept of habitus?
(a) Robin Diangelo.
(b) Paula Abdul.
(c) Pierre Bourdieu.
(d) Kimberle Crenshaw.

2. What does aversive racism allow people to do, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) It allows people to enact in racism in ways that let them maintain a positive self-image.
(b) It allows white people to target certain ethnic groups in any way they please.
(c) It allows people to enact in racism in ways that do not let them maintain a positive self-image.
(d) It allows people of color to discriminate against white people.

3. How do whites characterize themselves in the discourse of self-defense, according to Diangelo?
(a) As allies.
(b) As victims.
(c) As sidekicks.
(d) As heroes.

4. Who is pounding their fist in the first anecdote of the book?
(a) A white man.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A black woman.
(d) A black man.

5. How do white people generally feel when they are challenged on their racism, according to Diangelo?
(a) Adored.
(b) Confused.
(c) Loved.
(d) Accused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does white supremacy draw much of its power?

2. Why was Diangelo taken aback in the early days of her work?

3. Whose actions, usually unintended, work to reproduce white supremacy, according to Diangelo?

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

5. What is objectivity?

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