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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is aversive racism?
(a) Reverse racism.
(b) A manifestation of racism that only people who are bad and immoral are likely to exhibit.
(c) Racism that only affects certain ethnic groups.
(d) A manifestation of racism that well-intentioned people who see themselves as educated are more likely to exhibit.

2. What kinds of audiences does Diangelo primarily lead?
(a) Primarily black audiences.
(b) Primarily white audiences.
(c) Mixed audiences.
(d) Primarily Asian audiences.

3. What does the system of racism begin with?
(a) Action.
(b) Ideology.
(c) History.
(d) Discrimination.

4. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) To assume that people of color are unaffected by racism.
(b) To assume that racism is not an issue in society.
(c) To think that white people can experience racism.
(d) To think that acknowleding racism is racist.

5. What is the general understanding of whiteness, as defined in Chapter 2?
(a) That is is abnormal and not considered the standard.
(b) That it is normal and the standard for human.
(c) That it is unwanted.
(d) That it is desirable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the concept of the melting pot?

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

3. When does racism occur?

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

5. What is an example of racism's ability to adapt to cultural changes?

(see the answer key)

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