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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the suggestion that being white has meaning tend to impact white people?
(a) It makes them humble.
(b) They tend to agree with the idea.
(c) It triggers a range of defensive responses.
(d) It makes them sad.

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

3. With what common phrase do white people claim to value diversity?
(a) "I listen to all kinds of music."
(b) "I love all races."
(c) "I don't see color."
(d) "I know people of color."

4. What does Diangelo say about race in relation to time and place?
(a) Race related issues were only important in 1960s America.
(b) Race has nothing to do with any specific time or place.
(c) Race is not very adaptive.
(d) Race is highly adaptive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is race?

2. Who does Diangelo write has prejudice?

3. What did Diangelo learn about how white people discuss about race and racism?

4. What crime does Diangelo liken racism to?

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

(see the answer key)

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