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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. What did Eva do after her first workshop?
2. What does Diangelo write is integral to white identity?
3. What do white people tend to assume aboout people of color who apply to jobs or schools?
4. Who said, "if privilege is defined as a legitimization of one’s entitlement to resources, it can also be defined as permission to escape or avoid any challenges to this entitlement” (112).
5. What was Mr. Roberts angry about?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do white people protect their positions of power, according to Diangelo?
2. What is anti-blackness rooted in?
3. What may employers be required to do if they choose not to hire a person of color?
4. What are some common assumptions white people have about themselves or others in regard to racism, according to Diangelo?
5. What does Diangelo write happens to white people when disequilibrium occurs?
6. What does Diangelo say about anti-blackness?
7. What is affirmative action, and who does it affect?
8. What are some common claims white people use to assuage their complicity, according to Diangelo?
9. What are some common emotional reactions white people have when their assumptions are challenged, according to Diangelo?
10. Why, according to Diangelo, do so many white people feel the need to "build trust" before they talk to others about race?
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
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?
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