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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group of people make up the majority who control the economy?
(a) Black elite.
(b) Working class whites.
(c) Asian elite.
(d) White elite.

2. What does the term "race talk" imply?
(a) It implies that more white people need to talk about race.
(b) It always implies a racial "us" and "them."
(c) It implies that people of color need to talk about race less.
(d) It implies a general sense of unity among races.

3. How do white people --typically older generations -- sometimes refer to the past?
(a) "The Good Old Days."
(b) "The Worse of Times."
(c) "The Best of Times."
(d) "A Nightmare."

4. How does the good/bad binary affect the average white person, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?
(a) It makes white people very angry.
(b) It makes it very easy for them to interpret and understand racism.
(c) It makes white people very sad.
(d) It makes it very hard for them to understand and interpret racism.

5. What does Diangelo state that the good/bad binary suggest about racism?
(a) It suggests that racism can be both good and bad.
(b) It suggests that racism is experienced by both white people and people of color.
(c) It suggests that racism is experienced by both good and bad people.
(d) It suggests that only the extreme and malicious acts against people of color are racist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the birdcage metaphor describe?

3. What does Diangelo hear from white people about racism at her workshops?

4. What does Diangelo write that she does not have to worry about?

5. Who does Diangelo believe causes the most damage to people of color?

(see the answer key)

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