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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 objectivity?
(a) Objectivity holds that race is complex.
(b) Objectivity holds that it is possible to be free of bias.
(c) Objectivity holds that it is impossible to be free of bias.
(d) Objectivity holds that race is simple.

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

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

4. What is white privilege?
(a) Certain advanages white people can enjoy if they are racist.
(b) Certain advanages white people can enjoy if they are against racism.
(c) Certain advantages that are taken for granted by whites and that cannot be similarly enjoyed by people of color in the same context.
(d) Certain advantages for whites that can still be enjoyed by light-skinned people of color.

5. Why can white people not be trusted when it comes to perceptions of race and crime, according to Diangelo?
(a) White people are untrustworthy.
(b) White people do not know much about statistics regarding race and crime.
(c) White people perceive danger simply by the presence of people of color.
(d) All white people are racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do studies show about people of color in the workplace?

2. How does Diangelo define a white progressive?

3. What does Robin Diangelo do for a living?

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

5. What does research in implicit bias show about perceptions of crime?

(see the answer key)

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