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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Diangelo taken aback in the early days of her work?
(a) So many white people expressed gratitude.
(b) So many white people expressed anger.
(c) So many people of color expressed gratitude.
(d) So many people of color expressed anger.

2. What are the two ideologies in Western culture that make exploring cultural frameworks difficult?
(a) Independence and subjectivity.
(b) Patriotism and freedom.
(c) Good and Evil.
(d) Individualism and objectivity.

3. What happens to whites who are against racism?
(a) Their white privileges are revoked.
(b) They still benefit from a system that privileges whites.
(c) They have more friends of color.
(d) They go to historically black colleges.

4. What does Diangelo say about the state of Western society?
(a) Only white people care about race.
(b) It is very much equal by race.
(c) It is deeply separate and unequal by race.
(d) Only people of color care about race.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robin Diangelo do for a living?

2. What is discrimination?

3. Who is pounding their fist in the first anecdote of the book?

4. Who is this book written for?

5. What does the suggestion that being white has meaning tend to impact white people?

(see the answer key)

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