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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 Diangelo write that color blind ideology start out with?
(a) Both good and bad intentions.
(b) A small idea that got bigger and bigger over time.
(c) Bad intentions.
(d) Good intentions.

2. What triggers white fragility, according to Diangelo?
(a) Lack of exercise.
(b) Loneliness and depression.
(c) Anxiety and discomfort.
(d) Lack of sleep.

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

4. What does Diangelo think about the good/bad binary?
(a) She thinks it only affects people of color.
(b) She thinks it is a false dichotomy.
(c) She thinks it is sensible.
(d) She thinks it only affects white people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the suggestion that being white has meaning tend to impact white people?

2. With what common phrase do white people claim to value diversity?

3. Who does Diangelo write has prejudice?

4. What is objectivity?

5. Who did people (post civil rights movement) consider to be racist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is race?

2. What does research show about children and race?

3. What is new racism?

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

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

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

7. Who is actually allowed to assimilate in U.S. culture, according to Diangelo?

8. What does Diangelo acknowledge about her white status?

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

10. What is the system of racism?

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