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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does color blindness exempt white people from?
(a) From making close connections with people of color.
(b) From seeming racist.
(c) From being considered white.
(d) From responsibility or participation in the problem.

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

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

5. What does racism need to be distinguished from in order to understand it, according to Diangelo?
(a) Assumptions and bias.
(b) Prejudice and discrimination.
(c) Love and hate.
(d) Good and evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diangelo state that the good/bad binary suggest about racism?

2. Why was Diangelo taken aback in the early days of her work?

3. How does the idea that racism is not a white problem impact whites, as outlined in Chapter 4?

4. What does Diangelo say about racism in relation to society?

5. What is the general understanding of whiteness, as defined in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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