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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Recomposed Self, More on Vulnerability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Steele say blacks address doubt?
(a) They ask others to help them deal with it.
(b) They never have doubts.
(c) They avoid it.
(d) They deal with it head-on.

2. What is Steele often accused of being?
(a) Incompetent.
(b) Racist.
(c) Inauthentic.
(d) Biased.

3. What type of anxiety does Steele say is especially a problem for blacks?
(a) Social.
(b) Political.
(c) Racial.
(d) Religious.

4. Whose independence is said by Steele to be oppressed by the black identity?
(a) Individualistic blacks.
(b) Those who live under the 'white identity'.
(c) Individualistic whites.
(d) All mankind.

5. It's Steele's belief that what creates a false reality for blacks?
(a) Denying shame.
(b) Affirmation from few whites.
(c) 'Acting white'.
(d) Graduating from college.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Of Jesse Jackson, Steele said he addresses the feeling of powerlessness in the following way(s):

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

5. According to Steele, what two ways do blacks generally handle the feeling of powerlessness?

(see the answer key)

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