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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does white supremacy draw much of its power?
(a) From its invisibility.
(b) From white people.
(c) From its visibility.
(d) From people of color.

2. Who does Diangelo believe causes the most damage to people of color?
(a) Mixed race people.
(b) People of color.
(c) White progressives.
(d) White conversatives.

3. What is ideology?
(a) The ideas that a certain percentage of society abides by.
(b) The ideas that people of color have about white people.
(c) The ideas that white people have about people of color.
(d) The big ideas that are reinforced throughout society.

4. What do people generally think constitutes a "good" neighborhood, as stated in Chapter 2?
(a) Good schools.
(b) A mostly POC population.
(c) A mostly white population.
(d) An ethically varied population.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the concept of the melting pot?

2. Historically, who is allowed to assimilate in the U.S.?

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

4. What did Diangelo learn about how white people discuss about race and racism?

5. What group does Diangelo say has been socialized into an internalized sense of superiority?

(see the answer key)

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