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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Diangelo in Chapter 6, must white people do to challenge the ideologies of race?
(a) Stop using racial slurs.
(b) Suspend their perception of themselves as unique.
(c) Stop saying they are color blind.
(d) Suspend their perception of people of color as different.

2. What does Diangelo state in Chapter 8 that white fragility function as a form of?
(a) Self-sabotage.
(b) Self-care.
(c) Bullying.
(d) Kindness.

3. What did Eva say about Germany?
(a) She said there were no black people in Germany.
(b) She said there was a diverse range of people in Germany.
(c) She said she hated Germany.
(d) She said there were no Asians in Germany.

4. When does whiteness exist according to Coates?
(a) Only in our hisory books.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) Only in the presence of blackness.
(d) Only in the presence of non-whiteness.

5. What did Eva say she learned about race in Germany?
(a) One or two things.
(b) Lots of things.
(c) Only some things.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

8. Who said, "if privilege is defined as a legitimization of one’s entitlement to resources, it can also be defined as permission to escape or avoid any challenges to this entitlement” (112).
(a) Singer Cher.
(b) Author Toni Morrison.
(c) Robin Diangelo.
(d) Professor of social work Rich Vodde.

9. What happens when disquilibrium occurs, as stated in Chapter 7?
(a) White fragility restores equilibrium and returns the capital lost.
(b) Nothing happens.
(c) White fragility does not restore equilibrium.
(d) White solidarity happens but only in certain situations.

10. What is the status of white superiority in relation to white people, as stated in Chapter 8?
(a) Most whites are unaware of white superiority.
(b) Most whites do not value white superiority.
(c) It is both unnamed and denied by most whites.
(d) It is named and welcomed by most whites.

11. How did Diangelo react when confronted by her black colleague on her racism?
(a) She stormed out of the room.
(b) She cried.
(c) She apologized but said that she did not intend to cause harm.
(d) She owned up to her racism and allowed her colleague to give her feedback.

12. What do white people seldom find themselves without, according to Michelle Fine?
(a) Racial bias.
(b) Sunblock.
(c) Chapstick.
(d) The privilege of protection.

13. What does Diangelo say Mr. Roberts and his colleague were unable to do?
(a) See color.
(b) Separate intention from impact.
(c) Swallow their pride.
(d) Be nice to kids.

14. How early do children start to construct their ideas about race, as stated in Chapter 8?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Grade School.
(c) High school.
(d) Preschool.

15. What is habitus?
(a) A person's home.
(b) A person's innermost thoughts and feelings.
(c) A person way of interacting with social groups.
(d) A person's familiar ways of perceiving and interpreting social cues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mr. Roberts angry about?

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

3. What did Eva do after her first workshop?

4. What do white people often want to do before they engage in racial discourse, according to Diangelo?

5. How might progressive whites respond in racism workshops like the ones Diangelo leads?

(see the answer keys)

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