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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who used the slogan "Make America Great Again" in their presidential campaign?
(a) Bernie Sanders.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) Donald Trump.

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

4. Why is the past considered an ideal time for whites, as stated in Chapter 4?
(a) Because the music was better.
(b) Because racism went largely unchallenged.
(c) Because nobody cared about racism yet.
(d) Because people of color did not exist yet.

5. What does color blindness exempt white people from?
(a) From being considered white.
(b) From seeming racist.
(c) From responsibility or participation in the problem.
(d) From making close connections with people of color.

Short Answer Questions

1. What racial groups are stopped by police more than any other?

2. What is objectivity?

3. What happens to whites who are against racism?

4. What is aversive racism?

5. What is an example of racism's ability to adapt to cultural changes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is new racism?

2. What does Diangelo acknowledge about her white status?

3. What is white flight?

4. What has the good/bad binary done to white people, according to Diangelo?

5. What does Diangelo say about how white folks' react to challenges to their racial world views?

6. What is a common response to race-talk in the name of colorblindness?

7. What does the idea that racism is not a white problem do, according to Diangelo?

8. What does research show about children and race?

9. What is aversive racism?

10. What is race?

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