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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 aversive racism allow people to do, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) It allows people to enact in racism in ways that let them maintain a positive self-image.
(b) It allows people of color to discriminate against white people.
(c) It allows people to enact in racism in ways that do not let them maintain a positive self-image.
(d) It allows white people to target certain ethnic groups in any way they please.

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

3. How does Diangelo define a white progressive?
(a) Any white person who thinks they are not racist.
(b) Any white person who thinks they are racist.
(c) Any white person who marched in the sixties.
(d) Any white person who does not see color.

4. Who mistinterpreted some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, as stated in Chapter 3?
(a) Black people.
(b) Asian people.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) White people.

5. Who is this book written for?
(a) Asian people.
(b) Latinx people.
(c) White people.
(d) Black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?

2. How do white people --typically older generations -- sometimes refer to the past?

3. What does Diangelo say about racism in relation to society?

4. How does the good/bad binary affect race talk, according to Diangelo in Chapter 5?

5. What group does Diangelo say has been socialized into an internalized sense of superiority?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two key ideologies in Western culture that make exploring cultural frameworks difficult?

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

3. What is aversive racism?

4. How was Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech misinterpreted by white people?

5. What is the system of racism?

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

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

8. What is white flight?

9. What does the term color celebrate mean, as defined by Diangelo?

10. What is new racism?

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