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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 use of the language by which whites claim to feel unsafe illustrate about white people in relation to racial discourse, according to Chapter 8?
(a) White people do not see color.
(b) The way white people are taught to define racism makes it easy to discuss.
(c) White people are generally very receptive to learning about racism.
(d) White people on the whole are fragile and ill-equipped to confront racial tensions.

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

3. What, according to Diangelo, do white people need to understand in order to understand white fragility?
(a) Good vs. Evil.
(b) Pyschology.
(c) American history.
(d) The forces of socialization.

4. What is one fundamental truth about human beings that is imperative to understanding racism and white fragility, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?
(a) Human beings are inherently good.
(b) Human beings are inherently bad.
(c) Human beings are not objective.
(d) Human beings are not subjective.

5. Why is talking about race and racism in general terms constructive for whites, according to Diangelo in Chapter 6?
(a) It makes them feel less racist.
(b) It sounds better.
(c) It is more polite.
(d) It interrupts individualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How might progressive whites respond in racism workshops like the ones Diangelo leads?

2. What does Diangelo write is one very common claim white people use when challenged about racism?

3. Who is the focus of the anti-black film, The Blind Side?

4. What does Diangelo say of race relations?

5. How do white people ineffectively apologize for their racism, as stated by Diangelo in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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