White Fragility Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Robin DiAngelo
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

White Fragility Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Robin DiAngelo
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does racism occur?
(a) When a racial group’s prejudice is backed by legal authority and institutional control.
(b) When someone perpetuates racist stereotypes.
(c) When white kids make fun of children of color.
(d) When someone uses a racial slur.

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

3. What does research in implicit bias show about perceptions of crime?
(a) Research shows that white people make up the majority of criminals.
(b) Research shows that people of color make up the majority of criminals.
(c) Research shows that perceptions of criminal activity are not influenced by race.
(d) Research shows that perceptions of criminal activity are influenced by race.

4. What does Diangelo write that color blind ideology start out with?
(a) A small idea that got bigger and bigger over time.
(b) Bad intentions.
(c) Both good and bad intentions.
(d) Good intentions.

5. How does the idea that racism is not a white problem impact whites, as outlined in Chapter 4?
(a) It makes people of color not want to be friends with whites.
(b) It makes whites not want to be friends with people of color.
(c) It enables whites to sit back and remain complicit.
(d) It enables whites to be racist in any capacity they please.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is race?

4. What kinds of audiences does Diangelo primarily lead?

5. What is aversive racism?

(see the answer key)

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