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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. As stated in Chapter 4, what do white people represent in Western society?
2. What did Diangelo learn about how white people discuss about race and racism?
3. What does Diangelo think about the good/bad binary?
4. Who does Diangelo say can be racist?
5. What group does Diangelo say has been socialized into an internalized sense of superiority?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Diangelo think about color blindness?
2. According to Diangelo, wow is whiteness perceived in society?
3. As Diangelo writes in Chapter 5, when was it socially acceptable for white people to be openly racist?
4. What does the term color celebrate mean, as defined by Diangelo?
5. According to Diangelo, who was considered to be racist after the civil rights movement?
6. Why was Diangelo taken back by white audiences in the early days of her work?
7. Who is actually allowed to assimilate in U.S. culture, according to Diangelo?
8. What does Diangelo acknowledge about her white status?
9. What is the racial ideology in the U.S., as defined by Diangelo?
10. According to Diangelo, how do white people tend to react to the suggestion that being white has meaning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you describe the author's narrative tone and writing style. How does it affect the reader, and what does it do to enhance the themes and ideas she is presenting? Use examples from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring how Diangelo positions herself in the book. How does she refer to herself in relation to the topic at hand (white fragility), and how does this affect the reader and the impact of the book?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you discuss the concept of affirmative action. What is affirmative action, and who does it influence, and in what ways?
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