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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. Although Erik Erikson lacked even a bachelor's degree, he served as a professor for prominent institutions?
(a) Boston College and Columbia University.
(b) Harvard and Yale.
(c) University of Michigan and Ohio State.
(d) Oxford and Rhodes.

2. What is the fifth stage of William E. Cross, Jr.'s theory of Nigrescence?
(a) Internalization.
(b) Immersion/emersion.
(c) Internalization-commitment.
(d) Pre-encounter.

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

4. What is the first of Erik Erikson's life-stage virtues which is comprised of the first year of infancy?
(a) Will.
(b) Fidelity.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Hope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While studying at university, Tatum had what Cross describes as what kind of experience?

2. Beverly Daniel Tatum received her B.A. in psychology from which institution?

3. According to the author in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence, the process of Nigrescence leads to the formation of an oppositional identity that produces what?

4. What month is designated as Black History Month in the United States?

5. Why did Tatum's son assume a black boy was running down the street in an example given in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe white privilege in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism? What is problematic in addressing these issues?

2. At what age does the author assert children begin to recognize race in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3, The Early Years? What does Tatum encourage parents to do at this stage?

3. How do white and black children differ in their responses to the author's experiment in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity? How do boys and girls respond differently?

4. 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?

5. What analysis of William Cross's does the author describe in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence?

6. How does the author describe the reasons black children begin sitting together at lunch in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence?

7. 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?

8. How does Tatum relate prejudice to racism in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism?

9. 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?

10. How does Tatum describe the stages of racial identity for blacks in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

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