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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Diangelo think racism has adapted over time?

2. What is the concept of the melting pot?

3. What does the term "race talk" imply?

4. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?

5. What does the system of racism begin with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Diangelo say about how one's parent's can affect their views on race?

2. What is new racism?

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

4. What is discrimination?

5. According to Diangelo, who was considered to be racist after the civil rights movement?

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

7. What does Diangelo acknowledge about her white status?

8. Who is Robin Diangelo?

9. According to Diangelo, how do white people tend to react to the suggestion that being white has meaning?

10. What is white solidarity, as defined by Diangelo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze the concept of white tears. What is this, and in what ways does it hinder white people from developing and educating themselves on race and racism?

Essay Topic 2

Diangelo claims that race relations are extremely complex. Write an essay in which you outline at least three ways in which race relations are more complex than white people can understand. In what ways are issues of race complex and multilayered, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss how white solidarity and supremacy is reflected in mainstream media. How do these systems of oppression show themselves in the movies, television, and books we consume and continue to make in our society?

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