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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. Diangelo writes that people of color know white people have what?

2. What does Diangelo ask white people to consider about racism?

3. How are Diagelo's workshops today different from those in her early days?

4. What does Diangelo write is one very common claim white people use when challenged about racism?

5. What does Diangelo say about affirmative action?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Diangelo ask as a white person who wants to challenge their own internalized racism?

6. Under what conditions does Diangelo say white people are responsive to her racism talks?

7. What does habitus depend upon?

8. What does Diangelo believe is more important than working to convince others that racist patterns exist?

9. What does Diangelo say about The Blind Side?

10. What are some functions of white fragility?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the various ways that white people in Western society benefit from the larger system of racism. In what ways does whiteness as status affect someone's identity, personhood, and perspective on the world? Be specific in your reasoning and use examples from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore why it is difficult for cross-racial discussions about race to happen without upset from white participants. Based on Diangelo's examples, why is white people's claim to victimhood when challenged about their racism harmful to progress? Use specific examples to help explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explain the concept of white privilege. What is white privilege, and why is it important for white people to have a firm grasp of it?

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