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

2. What does Diangelo think about treating everyone the same, regardless of race?
(a) She says only certain people can be taught to treat everyone the same.
(b) She says only people of color can treat everyone the same.
(c) She says it is impossible to teach someone to treat everyone the same.
(d) She says it is possible to teach someone to treat everyone the same.

3. What does the birdcage metaphor describe?
(a) The interlocking forces of oppression.
(b) How black people and white people interact.
(c) How humans and animals interact.
(d) The forces of good and evil in society.

4. What limits white people from forming connections across racial lines, according to Diangelo?
(a) Their tendency to retreat from the discomfort of authentic racial engagement.
(b) Their tendency to embrace the discomfort of authentic racial engagements.
(c) Their lack of knowledge about racism in American history.
(d) Their lack of social awareness.

5. Who are corporations more likely to favor regarding affirmative action, as stated in Chapter 6?
(a) People of color.
(b) White men.
(c) Immigrants of eilte backgrounds.
(d) White women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do white people --typically older generations -- sometimes refer to the past?

2. What crime does Diangelo liken racism to?

3. What is new racism?

4. What professional fields do white people dominate in Western society?

5. What did a man of color once tell Diangelo when she asked what it would be like if white people listened and acted according to feedback from people of color?

(see the answer key)

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