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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is an example of racism's ability to adapt to cultural changes?
(a) Racism in movies and TV.
(b) Colorblind racism.
(c) Racial slurs.
(d) Stereoytpes.

3. What does research say about children and race?
(a) White children believe themselves to be less than their person of color peers.
(b) White children do not understand race.
(c) White children do not care about race.
(d) White children develop a sense of superiority as early as preschool.

4. Why is it problematic to deny a person of color's race, as Diangelo writes in Chapter 3?
(a) Because a person of color might want to be seen.
(b) Because it is not polite.
(c) It is not problematic.
(d) Because it means being complicit in the fight against racism.

5. What is discrimination?
(a) Action based prejudice.
(b) Perpetuating stereotypes.
(c) Theory based prejudice.
(d) Using racial slurs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does racism need to be distinguished from in order to understand it, according to Diangelo?

2. According to Diangelo, what does it mean to deny a person of color's race?

3. What does it mean to be perceived as white?

4. Where does white supremacy draw much of its power?

5. How does Diangelo define a white progressive?

(see the answer key)

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