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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. Why is it problematic to deny a person of color's race, as Diangelo writes in Chapter 3?
(a) Because it is not polite.
(b) Because a person of color might want to be seen.
(c) Because it means being complicit in the fight against racism.
(d) It is not problematic.

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

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

4. What is color celebrate?
(a) It claims that everyone is different.
(b) It claims that the person sees but does not value racial difference.
(c) It claims that everyone should be proud of their race.
(d) It claims that the person sees and embraces racial difference.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in Chapter 4, what do white people represent in Western society?

2. What does Diangelo say of race relations?

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

4. What does Diangelo not have to deal with in the workplace?

5. What does Diangelo think about the good/bad binary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is race?

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

3. What is discrimination?

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

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

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

7. Where does Diangelo say white fragility come from?

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

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

10. What is the system of racism?

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