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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Steele say pride requires of blacks?
(a) It allows them to feel good about themselves without being accountable for their actions.
(b) It requires them to help other races acquire racial pride.
(c) It requires them to be accountable for their actions.
(d) It requires them to have a 'racist' attitude.

2. What does Steele say is one of the downfalls of the 'black identity'?
(a) It does not promote individuality.
(b) It encourages segregation of schools.
(c) It lessens the number of religious institutions.
(d) It does not accept people of other races in social settings.

3. In terms of responding to racial insecurity, what did Steele comment blacks do with regard to names for themselves?
(a) Ask other races if they think the names make sense.
(b) Create more.
(c) Make sure all non-blacks know what they are.
(d) Get rid of some.

4. Steele mentioned that which of the following 'spreads like spilled paint'?
(a) Intolerance.
(b) Love.
(c) Overcaution.
(d) Tolerance.

5. According to Chapter 2, many blacks are afraid to do what?
(a) Talk about slavery.
(b) Declare pride for their race.
(c) Compete against whites for jobs.
(d) Expand their lives.

6. Steele said the only way to solve racial problems is to focus on what?
(a) Moral consciousness.
(b) Racial consciousness.
(c) Ethical consciousness.
(d) Sexual consciousness.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many of his friends was Steele sipping chardonnay with?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

8. Of the following, which is a method mentioned in Chapter 4 of creating a black identity?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Racism.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Victimization.

9. According to Steele, accepting the negative feelings that others have towards another, generally promotes what two emotions for the 'victim'?
(a) Aggression and high self-esteem.
(b) Passiveness and low self-esteem.
(c) Aggression and low self-esteem.
(d) Passiveness and high self-esteem.

10. What did an old professor of Steele's say?
(a) 'Practice what you preach.'
(b) 'Education is key.'
(c) 'Ideas themselves come a dime a dozen.'
(d) 'Charity begins at home.'

11. According to Steele, when an individual is tired of thinking in racial terms, he / she is said to have which of the following?
(a) Race-fatigue.
(b) Race-denial.
(c) Race-uncertainty.
(d) Race-hatred.

12. What is the oldest formula of aggression, according to Steele?
(a) If one mistreats another, that gives the other person the right to retaliate.
(b) Love in spite of how one is being treated is the best policy.
(c) One's difference from another makes him / her bad, which justifies another's power over that person.
(d) Remain defensive in every situation to prevent being mistreated.

13. What prompted Steele to begin writing his first book?
(a) His infatuation with being a rich and famous author.
(b) Listening to two gentleman speak about race in a politically correct manner, rather than the truth.
(c) His mother telling him that she thought he'd make a great writer.
(d) His boredom with life.

14. In how many ways did Steele say shock manifests as segregation?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

15. What did Steele's attitude say is true of racial discrimination?
(a) It was a political ploy, but never actually happened in America.
(b) It was necessary in order to keep order in America.
(c) Some blacks claim racial discrimination in situations where it is not true.
(d) It is no longer practiced in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inflates the individual seeking power over another, according to Steele?

2. When someone uses their race to avoid addressing how he / she really feels about something, the person is engaging in what, said Steele?

3. Steele stated that although some of his life experiences may be different from other races, what is true?

4. Rather than doing away with racial insecurities, what type of state did Steele say many blacks fall into?

5. What president did Chapter 1 say Steele agrees with on many issues?

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