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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do we see anti-black sentiments in our daily lives, as stated in Chapter 6?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Only in predominantly black spaces.
(c) Only in predominatly white spaces.
(d) Everywhere.

2. What did one unhappy program participant email Diangelo that she would rather talk about than race?
(a) Class.
(b) Sex.
(c) Movies.
(d) Gender.

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

4. What is field, as stated in Chapter 7?
(a) The specific place a person is originally from.
(b) A open space in the prairies.
(c) An invitation to bring new ideas.
(d) The specific social context a person is in.

5. What is it Diangelo's job to do?
(a) To give people of color validation.
(b) To help people of color heal.
(c) To give white people validation.
(d) To give white people feedback on their racism.

6. Diangelo believes tears driven by white guilt are what?
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) Self-indulgent.
(d) Normal.

7. What do white people often want to do before they engage in racial discourse, according to Diangelo?
(a) Talk about their past.
(b) Build trust.
(c) Ignore the subject at hand.
(d) Make friends.

8. Who is known for crying white tears the most?
(a) Black men.
(b) Black women.
(c) White women.
(d) White men.

9. What did a man of color once tell Diangelo when she asked what it would be like if white people listened and acted according to feedback from people of color?
(a) He said it would make no difference.
(b) He said it would be cool.
(c) He said he did not care.
(d) He said it would be revolutionary.

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

11. How do white people generally feel when they are challenged on their racism, according to Diangelo?
(a) Loved.
(b) Confused.
(c) Adored.
(d) Accused.

12. Why is talking in general terms about race and racism harmful for people of color, according to Diangelo in Chapter 6?
(a) It emphasizes their difference.
(b) It reinforces the focus on their group identity.
(c) It suggests that racism is not important.
(d) It is impolite.

13. What does white people's moral objection to racism increase, according to Diangelo?
(a) Their resistance to acknowledging their complicity with it.
(b) Their understanding of American history.
(c) Their understanding of people of color.
(d) Their ability to aknowledge their complicity with it.

14. 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.

15. 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?
(a) Homostasis.
(b) Habitus.
(c) Homostatic.
(d) Habitatus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Diangelo, what is one kind of behavior white people can exhibit when confronted about racism?

2. Who does Diangelo write that white fragility punishes in racial discourse?

3. What does the use of the language by which whites claim to feel unsafe illustrate about white people in relation to racial discourse, according to Chapter 8?

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

5. What are three key aspects to habitus that are relevant to white fragility?

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