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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What triggers white fragility, according to Diangelo?
(a) Lack of sleep.
(b) Loneliness and depression.
(c) Anxiety and discomfort.
(d) Lack of exercise.

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

3. Where is the highest level of segregation according to a 2015 study?
(a) Between blacks and Latinx people.
(b) Between blacks and Asians.
(c) Between blacks and whites.
(d) Between whites and Asians.

4. What is ideology?
(a) The ideas that people of color have about white people.
(b) The big ideas that are reinforced throughout society.
(c) The ideas that white people have about people of color.
(d) The ideas that a certain percentage of society abides by.

5. According to Diangelo, what is one kind of behavior white people can exhibit when confronted about racism?
(a) Crying.
(b) Tweeting.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What maintains our social comfort and helps us regain it when those around us do not act in familiar and acceptable ways, as stated in Chapter 7?

2. What happens in Diangelo's workshops when she points out racism that is happening in the room?

3. When does racism occur?

4. What does Diangelo say happens when a white woman cries over racism?

5. What do white racial assumptions and behaviors do, according to Diangelo in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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