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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 do white people tend to assume aboout people of color who apply to jobs or schools?
(a) People commonly believe that if a person of color applies for a position, he or she must be hired over a white person.
(b) People commonly believe that if a person of color applies for a position, he or she will be rejected.
(c) They do not assume anything.
(d) People assume whether they get in will be based on merit.

2. What does Diangelo say about affirmative action?
(a) There is a lot of misinformation about it.
(b) It is understood by the general public.
(c) Only white people know about it.
(d) Only people of color know about it.

3. What did Diangelo once joke about to a black colleague?
(a) A white colleague's hair.
(b) The civil war.
(c) Another black colleague's hair.
(d) American slavery.

4. What does Diangelo write anti-blackness rooted in?
(a) Bad blood.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) Mistakes.
(d) Misinformation.

5. Who is known for the concept of habitus?
(a) Kimberle Crenshaw.
(b) Paula Abdul.
(c) Robin Diangelo.
(d) Pierre Bourdieu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are white tears?

2. What is field, as stated in Chapter 7?

3. What does Diangelo state in Chapter 8 that white fragility function as a form of?

4. According to Diangelo, what tends to happen when people of color give white people feedback on their racist actions?

5. At what point in her life did Diangelo experience a challenge to her racial identity?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. White fragility can be understood as a response to what, according to Diangelo?

3. What are white tears?

4. What are some functions of white fragility?

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

6. What kind of language does Diangelo say whites can use to victimize themselves in moments in which they are challenged?

7. What are some common emotional reactions white people have when their assumptions are challenged, according to Diangelo?

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

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

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

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