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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it problematic to deny a person of color's race, as Diangelo writes in Chapter 3?
(a) Because it means being complicit in the fight against racism.
(b) It is not problematic.
(c) Because a person of color might want to be seen.
(d) Because it is not polite.

2. What is white privilege?
(a) Certain advantages for whites that can still be enjoyed by light-skinned people of color.
(b) Certain advanages white people can enjoy if they are against racism.
(c) Certain advanages white people can enjoy if they are racist.
(d) Certain advantages that are taken for granted by whites and that cannot be similarly enjoyed by people of color in the same context.

3. When does racism occur?
(a) When a racial group’s prejudice is backed by legal authority and institutional control.
(b) When white kids make fun of children of color.
(c) When someone uses a racial slur.
(d) When someone perpetuates racist stereotypes.

4. What is race?
(a) A biological result.
(b) A social construct.
(c) Not significant in America.
(d) Only significant in America.

5. What is objectivity?
(a) Objectivity holds that it is impossible to be free of bias.
(b) Objectivity holds that race is complex.
(c) Objectivity holds that it is possible to be free of bias.
(d) Objectivity holds that race is simple.

6. 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."

7. 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 people of color make up the majority of criminals.
(c) Research shows that white people make up the majority of criminals.
(d) Research shows that perceptions of criminal activity are influenced by race.

8. What group of people make up the majority who control the economy?
(a) Black elite.
(b) Asian elite.
(c) Working class whites.
(d) White elite.

9. 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 gender.
(c) Her whiteness.
(d) Her height.

10. What is white solidarity?
(a) The unspoken agreement among people of color to discriminate against whites.
(b) The unspoken agreement among whites to be nice to people of color.
(c) The unspoken agreement among whites to discriminate against people of color.
(d) The unspoken agreement among whites to protect white advantage.

11. How does Diangelo define a white progressive?
(a) Any white person who thinks they are racist.
(b) Any white person who thinks they are not racist.
(c) Any white person who marched in the sixties.
(d) Any white person who does not see color.

12. What do people generally think constitutes a "good" neighborhood, as stated in Chapter 2?
(a) An ethically varied population.
(b) A mostly white population.
(c) Good schools.
(d) A mostly POC population.

13. What does Diangelo think about treating everyone the same, regardless of race?
(a) She says only certain people can be taught to treat everyone the same.
(b) She says only people of color can treat everyone the same.
(c) She says it is possible to teach someone to treat everyone the same.
(d) She says it is impossible to teach someone to treat everyone the same.

14. What does Diangelo say about racism in relation to society?
(a) It is only an issue for people of color.
(b) It is deeply embedded in society.
(c) It is present in society but not a big deal.
(d) It is only an issue for white people.

15. Who is Robin Diangelo?
(a) A black woman.
(b) An Asian woman.
(c) A Native American woman.
(d) A white woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did people (post civil rights movement) consider to be racist?

2. What triggers white fragility, according to Diangelo?

3. Who does Diangelo say can be racist?

4. What do people of color typically deal with in the workplace?

5. What does Diangelo say of race relations?

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