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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 does the birdcage metaphor describe?
(a) The forces of good and evil in society.
(b) How black people and white people interact.
(c) The interlocking forces of oppression.
(d) How humans and animals interact.

2. What is aversive racism?
(a) Racism that only affects certain ethnic groups.
(b) A manifestation of racism that only people who are bad and immoral are likely to exhibit.
(c) A manifestation of racism that well-intentioned people who see themselves as educated are more likely to exhibit.
(d) Reverse racism.

3. With what common phrase do white people claim to value diversity?
(a) "I know people of color."
(b) "I don't see color."
(c) "I love all races."
(d) "I listen to all kinds of music."

4. What do people generally think constitutes a "good" neighborhood, as stated in Chapter 2?
(a) Good schools.
(b) A mostly POC population.
(c) An ethically varied population.
(d) A mostly white population.

5. What does it mean to be perceived as white?
(a) It grants certain social rights that are also enjoyed by people of color.
(b) It means people expect you to be racist.
(c) It means people will assume you cannot dance.
(d) It grants certain social rights and privileges that are denied to others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to whites who are against racism?

2. Why was Diangelo taken aback in the early days of her work?

3. What kinds of audiences does Diangelo primarily lead?

4. Who uses the term "white racial bonding" to describe how white people work together to remain complicit in the fight against racism?

5. What does a person mean when they say they are colorblind?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Diangelo, how do white people tend to react to the suggestion that being white has meaning?

2. What is discrimination?

3. As Diangelo writes in Chapter 5, when was it socially acceptable for white people to be openly racist?

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

5. What is new racism?

6. What does Diangelo think about color blindness?

7. According to Diangelo, wow is whiteness perceived in society?

8. What does Diangelo say about teaching people to treat everyone the same?

9. What does Diangelo not have to deal with in terms of race on a daily basis?

10. What does Diangelo say about how one's parent's can affect their views on race?

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