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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who have been the greatest beneficiaries of affirmative action?
(a) Women of color.
(b) White men.
(c) White women.
(d) Men of color.

2. As stated in Chapter 4, what about Diangelo's person makes it so that she is automatically perceived as qualified and competent?
(a) Her college degree.
(b) Her whiteness.
(c) Her gender.
(d) Her height.

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

4. What are the two ideologies in Western culture that make exploring cultural frameworks difficult?
(a) Individualism and objectivity.
(b) Independence and subjectivity.
(c) Patriotism and freedom.
(d) Good and Evil.

5. What does Diangelo state is always present in a relationship between a white person and a person of color?
(a) Racism.
(b) The good/bad binary.
(c) Color blindness.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Robin Diangelo?

2. What is a person’s internalized awareness of their status, as well as response to the status of others?

3. What does Diangelo not have to think about as a white person?

4. What is the concept of the melting pot?

5. Who mistinterpreted some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, as stated in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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