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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does it mean to be perceived as white?
(a) It grants certain social rights and privileges that are denied to others.
(b) It means people expect you to be racist.
(c) It grants certain social rights that are also enjoyed by people of color.
(d) It means people will assume you cannot dance.

2. What happens in Diangelo's workshops when she points out racism that is happening in the room?
(a) Nothing happens.
(b) White fragility errupts.
(c) Only the people of color care.
(d) Only a few people care.

3. What do studies show about people of color in the workplace?
(a) That they are treated as equal to their white counterparts.
(b) That they are discriminated against.
(c) That they are largely unemployed.
(d) That they dominate most professions.

4. What is an example of racism's ability to adapt to cultural changes?
(a) Racial slurs.
(b) Racism in movies and TV.
(c) Colorblind racism.
(d) Stereoytpes.

5. What is affirmative action?
(a) A tool to ensure that qualified minority applicants are given the same employment opportunities as white people.
(b) A tool to ensure that minority appliants do not get in based on their race alone.
(c) A tool to ensure that people of color do not sue companies and schools.
(d) A tool to ensure that white people have less professional opportunities than people of color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it problematic to deny a person of color's race, as Diangelo writes in Chapter 3?

2. What group does Diangelo say has been socialized into an internalized sense of superiority?

3. When does whiteness exist according to Coates?

4. What kinds of audiences does Diangelo primarily lead?

5. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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