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

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

3. What is one claim Diangelo hears from white people often?
(a) "I don't need to understand racism."
(b) "Racism is not real."
(c) "I hate people of color."
(d) "I don't see color."

4. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) To think that white people can experience racism.
(b) To assume that people of color are unaffected by racism.
(c) To think that acknowleding racism is racist.
(d) To assume that racism is not an issue in society.

5. What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?
(a) I Had a Nightmare.
(b) I Have an Idea.
(c) I Had a Dream.
(d) I Was Thinking Last Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Diangelo write has prejudice?

2. What does Diangelo write that color blind ideology start out with?

3. What does a person mean when they say they are colorblind?

4. What is one fundamental truth about human beings that is imperative to understanding racism and white fragility, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?

5. What racial groups are stopped by police more than any other?

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