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Shelby Steele
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The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Shelby Steele
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the accusation against Steele in Chapter 2?
(a) Because he has openly made racial slurs against whites.
(b) Because he cannot articulate his opinions.
(c) Because he has openly made racial slurs against blacks.
(d) Because he is a part of the middle class.

2. For blacks, what is a method of handling freedom, per Steele's thoughts?
(a) Believing it exists but blacks are not entitled to it.
(b) Acting like it doesn't exist.
(c) Writing and publicly performing songs that promote the freedom.
(d) Creating a black American identity.

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

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

5. At the conclusion of the introduction, who did Steele thank?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His dog.
(c) His agent.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In terms of 'creating a black identity', what did Steele say is something that blacks engage in?

2. Of the following, what did Chapter 4 say freedom brought for blacks?

3. What does Steele say about the vulnerability of blacks?

4. How did Steele say blacks address doubt?

5. According to Chapter 2, many blacks are afraid to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Steele, how is the struggle for racial power more of a struggle for innocence for blacks?

2. What did Steele mean when he said the discussion of race relations has become scripted?

3. In line with Steele's experience, how are individualistic blacks received by those who have conformed to the 'black identity'?

4. Steele talks about forgetting that he is black while writing this book. What did he mean by that?

5. Steele shared his thought that blacks use themes of re-composition to create black identity. What did he say are these themes?

6. How did Steele say the black students in his classes react to discussions of racism?

7. What is Steele's opinion of the black identity?

8. In Chapter 2, what does Steele say is the biggest hindrance of black progress? How can whites help?

9. What tool do blacks use to create a tolerable, false sense of reality, in Steele's estimation?

10. In Chapter 3, how did Steele say blacks deal with racial insecurities?

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