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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do we see anti-black sentiments in our daily lives, as stated in Chapter 6?
(a) Everywhere.
(b) Only in predominantly black spaces.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Only in predominatly white spaces.

2. What is affirmative action?
(a) A tool to ensure that people of color do not sue companies and schools.
(b) A tool to ensure that white people have less professional opportunities than people of color.
(c) A tool to ensure that minority appliants do not get in based on their race alone.
(d) A tool to ensure that qualified minority applicants are given the same employment opportunities as white people.

3. What is one fundamental truth about human beings that is imperative to understanding racism and white fragility, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?
(a) Human beings are not objective.
(b) Human beings are inherently bad.
(c) Human beings are inherently good.
(d) Human beings are not subjective.

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

5. What does Diangelo say about affirmative action?
(a) Only people of color know about it.
(b) There is a lot of misinformation about it.
(c) It is understood by the general public.
(d) Only white people know about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was socially acceptable for whites to do before the civil rights movement?

2. What does Diangelo not have to deal with in the workplace?

3. What is one claim Diangelo hears from white people often?

4. What does Diangelo write is integral to white identity?

5. What does research in implicit bias show about perceptions of crime?

(see the answer key)

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