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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group does Diangelo say has been socialized into an internalized sense of superiority?
(a) Asian people.
(b) White people.
(c) Black people.
(d) Mixed race people.

2. What is the general understanding of whiteness, as defined in Chapter 2?
(a) That it is unwanted.
(b) That it is desirable.
(c) That it is normal and the standard for human.
(d) That is is abnormal and not considered the standard.

3. What crime does Diangelo liken racism to?
(a) Treason.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Adultery.

4. Why can white people not be trusted when it comes to perceptions of race and crime, according to Diangelo?
(a) White people do not know much about statistics regarding race and crime.
(b) White people are untrustworthy.
(c) All white people are racist.
(d) White people perceive danger simply by the presence of people of color.

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

6. What does "white flight" refer to?
(a) When Amelia Earhart flew a plane over the Pacific Ocean.
(b) White people trying to justify their own racism.
(c) The phenomenon of white people moving into neighborhoods mostly occupie by people of color.
(d) The phenomenon of white families fleeing neighborhoods to escape to the suburbs and avoid the influx of people of color.

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

8. Who does race have a hand in shaping?
(a) Race does not shape people.
(b) Everyone.
(c) White people only.
(d) People of color only.

9. What does Robin Diangelo do for a living?
(a) She is a dentist.
(b) She holds workshops on race and racism.
(c) She is an actor.
(d) She is a gardener.

10. Does Diangelo think racism has adapted over time?
(a) She does not mention time in relation to racism.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) She think it both has and has not.

11. What is an example of racism's ability to adapt to cultural changes?
(a) Racism in movies and TV.
(b) Racial slurs.
(c) Stereoytpes.
(d) Colorblind racism.

12. What racial groups are stopped by police more than any other?
(a) White and Pacific Islander.
(b) Black and White.
(c) Black and Latinx.
(d) White and Asian.

13. Who does Diangelo believe causes the most damage to people of color?
(a) White conversatives.
(b) People of color.
(c) Mixed race people.
(d) White progressives.

14. What does Diangelo not have to think about as a white person?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Getting pulled over by cops.
(c) How she looks.
(d) Belonging.

15. According to Diangelo, what does it mean to deny a person of color's race?
(a) It means to deny that they are not white.
(b) It means to deny their reality.
(c) It means to deny their ancestry.
(d) It means to deny that they are human.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diangelo say about the state of Western society?

2. What does the system of racism begin with?

3. What is objectivity?

4. Where does Diangelo belong, as stated in Chapter 4?

5. What kinds of audiences does Diangelo primarily lead?

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