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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tatum explains that much of the pattern of stability and transition in midlife creates pressures on racial identities for Blacks where in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?
(a) In public.
(b) In the workplace.
(c) In school.
(d) In the home.

2. What refers to something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.?
(a) Bias.
(b) Contact.
(c) Achievement.
(d) Reality.

3. When did the Virginia General Assembly pass "The Racial Integrity Act" and "The Sterilization Act"?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1911.

4. The revised OMB standards since 1997 identify a minimum of how many racial categories?
(a) 8.
(b) 18.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. What word means lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc.?
(a) Entitled.
(b) Tacit.
(c) Meritocracy.
(d) Disadvantaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second of three stages of racial consciousness in minority groups delineated in Jean Phinney's model of ethnic identity development?

2. In Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism, Tatum claims that while people of color can be prejudiced against whites, they are not racist in the technical sense of the term because they do not what?

3. What is the fifth of five stages that whites pass through in dealing with race, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

4. What is the second of Erik Erikson's life-stage virtues which is comprised of the ages from one to three?

5. Oppositional identities interfere with what, according to the author in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence?

(see the answer key)

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