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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism, Tatum writes that in one course Tatum taught, a child denied that who could be black because she was "beautiful"?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Cleopatra.

2. What term means to state or assert positively; maintain as true?
(a) Diffusion.
(b) Moratorium.
(c) Affirm.
(d) Encounter.

3. 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) There were too few Black students with which to do so.
(b) The janitors didn't clean the tables.
(c) It was too crowded.
(d) The Black students were academically superior.

4. What groups benefit from systems of racism (and other isms), according to the author?
(a) Political groups.
(b) Fringe groups.
(c) Radical groups.
(d) Dominant groups.

5. When did Erik Erikson die?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1994.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fifth stage of William E. Cross, Jr.'s theory of Nigrescence?

2. When did the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution take place?

3. What refers to the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness?

4. In Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism, Tatum argues that while economic productivity may be hurt by racism, the real cost to whites is what?

5. What refers to the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author claim that when addressing racism with children it is important to keep in mind their developmental stage in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3, The Early Years?

2. How does the author answer the question of why whites should care about racism in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism?

3. What experiment does the author describe enacting on young students in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity? What results does she find?

4. Why does Beverly Tatum claim not to have sat at the "Black table" in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

5. How does the author distinguish between dominant and subordinate groups in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity?

6. How does the author relate personal identity to the surrounding social group in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity?

7. When in an individual's life does the impact of racism begin, according to the author in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism? How is it developed?

8. How does Tatum describe her conception of herself regarding race in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

9. What does Tatum say is a misconception parents have about their children in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3, The Early Years?

10. What two developmental stages does Tatum focus on in adolescent development of identity in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence?

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