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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 do people cry white tears?
(a) They feel sadness.
(b) They feel loved.
(c) They feel attacked.
(d) They feel empathy.

2. What does Diangelo ask others do for her?
(a) Let her use racial slurs.
(b) Hold her accountable.
(c) Help her teach workshops.
(d) Give her some slack.

3. How did a female teacher who was Mr. Robert's colleague refer to one of her black students?
(a) "Sweetie."
(b) "Girl."
(c) "Honey."
(d) "Boy."

4. Who is known for crying white tears the most?
(a) Black women.
(b) White men.
(c) White women.
(d) Black men.

5. Who is Mr. Roberts?
(a) Diangelo's husband.
(b) Diangelo's son.
(c) A white man who attended one of Diangelo's workshops on his own free will.
(d) A teacher at a school whom Diangelo worked with after he make insensitive comments to a black student.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the lowest level of segregation according to a 2015 study?

2. According to Diangelo, what is another kind of common behavior white people exhibit when confronted about racism?

3. What is one function of white fragility, according to Diangelo?

4. Why is talking about race and racism in general terms constructive for whites, according to Diangelo in Chapter 6?

5. How do whites characterize themselves in the discourse of self-defense, according to Diangelo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Accordign to Diangelo, how does white fragility affect people who offer feedback to white people?

2. What may employers be required to do if they choose not to hire a person of color?

3. How does white fragility function as a form of bullying, as explained by Diangelo?

4. What do white racial assumptions do for white people and society as a whole?

5. What are some common claims white people use to assuage their complicity, according to Diangelo?

6. According to Diangelo, how does white people's avoidance of discomfort in race talk affect their potential for growth?

7. What are some common assumptions white people have about themselves or others in regard to racism, according to Diangelo?

8. What does Diangelo write is problematic about white people using the language of violence to describe their own white fragility?

9. What does Diangelo write happens to white people when disequilibrium occurs?

10. What are the three key aspects to Bourdieu’s theory that are relevant to white fragility?

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