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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Being Black and Feeling Blue, Black Hesitation on the Brink.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Steele's opinion, why do blacks avoid 'important opportunities'?
(a) Other races forbid them from doing so.
(b) They are never in a position to engage in 'important opportunities'.
(c) They do not avoid 'important opportunities'.
(d) They do not want to run the risk of failing.

2. Complete Steele's statement. 'Race indeed remains a source of white ____.'
(a) Power.
(b) Shame.
(c) Honor.
(d) Problem.

3. What type of shock did Steele say individuals are said to be a part of when in mixed-race situations?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Integration.
(c) Mixed.
(d) Social.

4. According to Steele, what did he have to remember and forget when writing?
(a) That he was a man.
(b) That he was poor.
(c) That he was white.
(d) That he was black.

5. Who was Steele's editor for The Content of Our Character?
(a) Bill Thomas.
(b) Bill White.
(c) Tom Smith.
(d) Bob Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many of his friends was Steele sipping chardonnay with?

2. According to Steele, what race is considered the most 'despised' race?

3. What was Steele doing on the afternoon of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1986?

4. How did Steele say Bill Cosby deals with the feeling of powerlessness?

5. What did Steele say of the president mentioned in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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