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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. Chapter 6 says that blacks should not be made to believe that their progress depends on whom?
(a) The white group.
(b) The government.
(c) Their individual selves.
(d) The black group.

2. As per Steele's thoughts, what type of work ethic is generally indicative of someone in the middle class?
(a) Doing just enough to get by.
(b) Hard working only when there is an immediate benefit.
(c) Delegating all the work to someone else.
(d) Hard working.

3. What is one reason Steele gives for why oppression hurts?
(a) Enemy-Territory.
(b) Enemy-Memory.
(c) Frenemy-Memory.
(d) Territory-Memory.

4. Statistically, what group is much more likely to drop out of college?
(a) Africans.
(b) Caucasians.
(c) Asians.
(d) African Americans.

5. What did Steele mention that black power produces?
(a) White power.
(b) Black guilt.
(c) White guilt.
(d) Racial harmony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steele mention school campuses mainly focus on in terms of the students?

2. What association did Steele say blacks need to stay away from?

3. Being torn between middle class values and racial identity and excuses for bad behavior is defined as what by Steele?

4. Who is white guilt beneficial to, in Steele's estimation?

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

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

4. How does emotional vulnerability affect blacks, in Steele's opinion?

5. What was the dilemma Steele faced with regard to affirmative action and his children's education?

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

7. Instead of gearing social policies to racial preference, what did Steele say social policies should be geared toward?

8. According to Steele, how do objective correlatives affect blacks?

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

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

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