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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. Who is pounding their fist in the first anecdote of the book?
(a) A white man.
(b) A black woman.
(c) A black man.
(d) A white woman.

2. What does the term "race talk" imply?
(a) It always implies a racial "us" and "them."
(b) It implies that more white people need to talk about race.
(c) It implies that people of color need to talk about race less.
(d) It implies a general sense of unity among races.

3. What does the suggestion that being white has meaning tend to impact white people?
(a) It triggers a range of defensive responses.
(b) It makes them sad.
(c) It makes them humble.
(d) They tend to agree with the idea.

4. How did people in the mid-1900s refer to the Northern part of the U.S.?
(a) "The Bad North."
(b) "The Great North."
(c) "The Enlightened North."
(d) "The Old North."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does racism need to be distinguished from in order to understand it, according to Diangelo?

2. What does the birdcage metaphor describe?

3. What is white privilege?

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

5. Who does Diangelo believe causes the most damage to people of color?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is discrimination?

4. What is the racial ideology in the U.S., as defined by Diangelo?

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

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

7. Where does Diangelo say white fragility come from?

8. Why was Diangelo taken back by white audiences in the early days of her work?

9. Who is Robin Diangelo?

10. What is the concept of the melting pot?

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