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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Week 4 and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book, the term “white exceptionalism” carries what meaning?
(a) The belief by people having white privilege that they include and bring in others.
(b) The belief by people having white privilege that they are better than those without it.
(c) The belief by people having white privilege that they do not experience white supremacy.
(d) The belief by people having white privilege that they reject and kick out others.

2. The phrase “the aggressive adversary, the sassy sidekick, or the deferent devotee to white women” (126) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metonym.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Rhyme.

3. The term “plethora” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) A medium number.
(b) No number.
(c) A small number.
(d) A large number.

4. Saad cites which of the following questions as being asked in tone policing herself?
(a) Am I coming across as too happy
(b) Am I coming across as too beautiful?
(c) Am I coming across as too sad?
(d) Am I coming across as too angry?

5. The term “white silence” carries what meaning in the book?
(a) Refusal to talk about racism with white people.
(b) Refusal to talk about racism by white people.
(c) Refusal to talk about racism around white people.
(d) Refusal to talk about racism to white people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many examples of white privilege does McIntosh articulate?

2. In what year did the first women’s rights conference occur in Seneca Falls?

3. When were the updated “doll tests” conducted?

4. The term “collective subconscious” refers to which of the following?

5. In the book, the term “white bias” carries what meaning?

(see the answer key)

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