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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is known for the concept of habitus?
(a) Robin Diangelo.
(b) Pierre Bourdieu.
(c) Paula Abdul.
(d) Kimberle Crenshaw.
2. What does Diangelo try to do if she feels moved to tears in a workshop?
(a) She never cries.
(b) She does so quietly, and does not take up space.
(c) She does so loudly, and takes up space.
(d) She lets everyone know that it is normal to cry.
3. Why is talking about race and racism in general terms constructive for whites, according to Diangelo in Chapter 6?
(a) It makes them feel less racist.
(b) It is more polite.
(c) It sounds better.
(d) It interrupts individualism.
4. What did Eva do after her first workshop?
(a) She said thank you.
(b) She said Diangelo was a monster.
(c) She said she was happy she went.
(d) She said she did not feel seen.
5. What does Diangelo write anti-blackness rooted in?
(a) Bad blood.
(b) Misinformation.
(c) Misunderstandings.
(d) Mistakes.
6. What are companies expected to be able to do regarding affirmative action?
(a) Be able to articulate why they did not hire a qualified person of color.
(b) Be able to employ enough people of color to make up half the company.
(c) Be nice to people of color specifically.
(d) Be nice to their employees.
7. What is affirmative action?
(a) A tool to ensure that white people have less professional opportunities than people of color.
(b) A tool to ensure that qualified minority applicants are given the same employment opportunities as white people.
(c) A tool to ensure that minority appliants do not get in based on their race alone.
(d) A tool to ensure that people of color do not sue companies and schools.
8. Why is talking in general terms about race and racism harmful for people of color, according to Diangelo in Chapter 6?
(a) It is impolite.
(b) It suggests that racism is not important.
(c) It reinforces the focus on their group identity.
(d) It emphasizes their difference.
9. What does white people's use of racially coded language do, as stated in Chapter 7?
(a) Makes people of color feel good about themselves.
(b) Reproduces racist images and perspectives.
(c) Makes white people seem less racist.
(d) Reproduces positive images about race.
10. How do white people ineffectively apologize for their racism, as stated by Diangelo in Chapter 9?
(a) By stating that they did not know any better.
(b) By stating that the victim is too sensitive.
(c) By stating that the harm they inflicted was not intended.
(d) By stating that they meant something else.
11. According to Diangelo, white fragility can be understood as what?
(a) Something only bad white people exhibit.
(b) Fine in moderation.
(c) A natural part of life.
(d) The sociology of dominance.
12. Who have been the greatest beneficiaries of affirmative action?
(a) Women of color.
(b) White women.
(c) White men.
(d) Men of color.
13. Who does Diangelo write that white fragility punishes in racial discourse?
(a) White people only.
(b) People of color only.
(c) The person giving feedback.
(d) Everyone.
14. Diangelo believes tears driven by white guilt are what?
(a) Self-indulgent.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Normal.
15. What specific words do whites use to describe their feelings in the face of being challenged on their racism, as stated in Chapter 8?
(a) Trauma, anxiety.
(b) Affection, fondness.
(c) Love, acceptance.
(d) Torture, war.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is capital, as stated in Chapter 7?
2. What does Diangelo say happens to people of color when people cry white tears?
3. How early do children start to construct their ideas about race, as stated in Chapter 8?
4. What do white people tend to assume aboout people of color who apply to jobs or schools?
5. What does Diangelo ask others do for her?
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