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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Phenomenon.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Catalyst.

2. What refers to a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based?
(a) Phyllogism.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Redundancy.
(d) Allegory.

3. In Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity, Tatum writes that she sometimes runs an experiment in classes with young students to write down as many responses to an "I am ____" question as they can in what period of time?
(a) 60 seconds.
(b) 10 seconds.
(c) 45 seconds.
(d) 3 minutes.

4. What is the second largest community of color that is growing the fastest according to the author?
(a) Arab.
(b) Asian-Pacific American.
(c) Native American.
(d) Latino.

5. In Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood, Tatum reports that she did not sit at the Black table in her cafeteria for what reason?
(a) It was too crowded.
(b) There were too few Black students with which to do so.
(c) The Black students were academically superior.
(d) The janitors didn't clean the tables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What means conforming to the standard or the common type; usual?

2. What refers to the state or fact of being different or distinct?

3. What concept favors the interests of certain established inhabitants of an area or nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants?

4. When did the Virginia General Assembly pass "The Racial Integrity Act" and "The Sterilization Act"?

5. The term "affirmative action" first appeared in Executive Order 10925, which was signed by what American President?

(see the answer key)

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