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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As stated in Chapter 4, what about Diangelo's person makes it so that she is automatically perceived as qualified and competent?
(a) Her whiteness.
(b) Her height.
(c) Her college degree.
(d) Her gender.

2. What does the birdcage metaphor describe?
(a) The interlocking forces of oppression.
(b) The forces of good and evil in society.
(c) How black people and white people interact.
(d) How humans and animals interact.

3. With what common phrase do white people claim to value diversity?
(a) "I listen to all kinds of music."
(b) "I know people of color."
(c) "I don't see color."
(d) "I love all races."

4. What is discrimination?
(a) Action based prejudice.
(b) Perpetuating stereotypes.
(c) Using racial slurs.
(d) Theory based prejudice.

5. Where does white supremacy draw much of its power?
(a) From its invisibility.
(b) From white people.
(c) From its visibility.
(d) From people of color.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do white people seldom find themselves without, according to Michelle Fine?

2. Who is pounding their fist in the first anecdote of the book?

3. What does Diangelo write is integral to white identity?

4. What is habitus?

5. What triggers white fragility, according to Diangelo?

(see the answer key)

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