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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Diangelo define a white progressive?
(a) Any white person who thinks they are not racist.
(b) Any white person who marched in the sixties.
(c) Any white person who does not see color.
(d) Any white person who thinks they are racist.

2. What do people generally think constitutes a "good" neighborhood, as stated in Chapter 2?
(a) A mostly white population.
(b) A mostly POC population.
(c) An ethically varied population.
(d) Good schools.

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

4. What is the general understanding of whiteness, as defined in Chapter 2?
(a) That it is desirable.
(b) That is is abnormal and not considered the standard.
(c) That it is unwanted.
(d) That it is normal and the standard for human.

5. What are the two ideologies in Western culture that make exploring cultural frameworks difficult?
(a) Patriotism and freedom.
(b) Independence and subjectivity.
(c) Good and Evil.
(d) Individualism and objectivity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What triggers white fragility, according to Diangelo?

2. What is objectivity?

3. What does the suggestion that being white has meaning tend to impact white people?

4. Where does white supremacy draw much of its power?

5. What does racism need to be distinguished from in order to understand it, according to Diangelo?

(see the answer key)

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