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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 refers to a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable?

2. What refers to a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined?

3. Tatum writes that much of the attraction of the Nation of Islam to black men is that it offers them what?

4. Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence begins with a discussion of why black children seem to regularly do what?

5. Tatum writes in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity, that our attention is naturally drawn to those parts of ourselves that ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. What does the author assert is needed in order to overcome racial prejudices in identity in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence?

4. How does the author describe reverse racism in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism?

5. How does Tatum describe racial identity in relationship to religion in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. How did Tatum feel about her experiences while in college, as discussed in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the author Beverly Daniel Tatum and the reception of 'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?': A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity. How has the novel impacted educational techniques and psychology?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the origins and history of affirmative action in the United States. When were the first affirmative action goals introduced and by whom?

Essay Topic 3

Define and analyze the terms racism, prejudice, stereotypes, and white privilege. How does the author distinguish between each of these terms?

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