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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Memory of Enemies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It's Steele's belief that in what types of areas do blacks many times withhold effort?
(a) Areas where they do not typically succeed.
(b) Areas where whites do not typically succeed.
(c) All areas in life.
(d) Areas where they typically succeed.

2. Rather than doing away with racial insecurities, what type of state did Steele say many blacks fall into?
(a) Denial.
(b) Deep fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Acceptance.

3. What did Steele say he noticed on his college campus with regard to ethnic conflict?
(a) It caused him to miss may days of class.
(b) Everyone new it was there, but no one ever talked about it.
(c) Ethnic conflict was never an issue for their campus.
(d) There had been a new awareness of it.

4. Which of the following is the 'greatest barrier to black progress', according to Steele?
(a) Government.
(b) Education.
(c) Racism.
(d) Self-hatred.

5. In what way did Steele say 'black innocence affects society and the government?
(a) It requires them to implement change.
(b) It doesn't affect society or government.
(c) It only affects the white community and makes it feel inferior.
(d) It only affects the black community and allows it to feel superior.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Steele's opinion, why do blacks avoid 'important opportunities'?

2. Emotional vulnerability is a source of what for blacks, according to Steele?

3. Chapter 5 said, in terms of race relations, blacks had a choice between two ways to address the issue. What way did the chapter say blacks and whites agreed was best for blacks?

4. Of the following, which is a method mentioned in Chapter 4 of creating a black identity?

5. Steele said, blacks falsely associate certain experiences with negative emotions, which is the creation of what?

(see the answer key)

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