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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. How did the status of poor blacks change, according to Steele's view?
(a) They became the ultimate victims.
(b) They began to identify more with the poor whites.
(c) They began to identify more with the black middle class.
(d) They began to identify more with the white middle class.

2. How did Steele say affirmative action be seen as a barrier to blacks?
(a) It requires them to denounce their black identity.
(b) It denies them of civil rights.
(c) It blocks advancement for blacks.
(d) If they benefit from it, they are never allowed to move from being poor to the middle class.

3. What attitude did Steele say people take against the enemies of their minds?
(a) Hesitant.
(b) Trusting.
(c) Caring.
(d) Defensive.

4. What did Steele say is the Supreme Court's stance on racial preferences?
(a) It is continuing to practice it.
(b) It never thought of racial preference as a vital part of society; and therefore never practiced it.
(c) It is moving away from it.
(d) Although it doesn't believe it is a vital part of society, it feels obligated to practice it.

5. Since the black power movement, what did Steele say much of social policy, with respect to blacks, was geared toward?
(a) Black redemption.
(b) White redemption.
(c) Increased racist acts against whites.
(d) Increased racist acts against blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following, what is a factor of white guilt, per Steele's way of thinking?

2. What did Steele say that many say is the purpose of affirmative action?

3. What is one reason Steele gives for why oppression hurts?

4. What did Steele say has become synonymous with color?

5. Steele articulated, whites 'discharging their duties to blacks however they can' is known as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Steele say that racial identity throughout the 60's changed? If so, how?

2. Chapter 8 says that blacks use their race in what way?

3. How did Steele say whites use 'escapism'?

4. What did Steele say are the two factors that make up white guilt?

5. How did Steele say the black movement affects race relations?

6. What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encourage black students to do? How did it affect the black students at Steele's school?

7. What does Steele think encouraged blacks to start the black movement?

8. From Steele's experience, how do blacks from the poor class receive middle class blacks?

9. What are the middle class values that Steele mentioned in Chapter 6?

10. What is one association that Steele said blacks need to avoid?

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