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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Affirmative Action, The Price of Preference.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Steele think affirmative action truly be a positive thing?
(a) If only black females benefit from it.
(b) It is currently a true positive thing.
(c) If only blacks males benefit from it.
(d) If it takes the form of real equal opportunity.

2. What do many blacks say Steele has failed to recognize?
(a) Priority of the black race.
(b) Superiority of the black race.
(c) Priority of the white race.
(d) Superiority of the white race.

3. What economic group did Steele say is often torn between middle class values and racial identity and excuses for bad behavior?
(a) Middle class whites.
(b) Poor blacks.
(c) Poor whites.
(d) Middle class blacks.

4. According to Steele, what two ways do blacks generally handle the feeling of powerlessness?
(a) Fully agree or challenge.
(b) Ignore or fully agree.
(c) Ignore or argue.
(d) Bargain or challenge.

5. Steele said that being which of the following 'in no way spares one from being human'?
(a) White.
(b) Racist.
(c) Educated.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steele say may have been necessary to win the freedoms won during the Civil Rights movement?

2. How did Steele say blacks address doubt?

3. According to Steele, what do blacks many times 'overrate their sense of'?

4. What did Steele mention happened to black racial identity throughout the 60's?

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

(see the answer key)

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