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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to whites who are against racism?
(a) They have more friends of color.
(b) They go to historically black colleges.
(c) Their white privileges are revoked.
(d) They still benefit from a system that privileges whites.

2. What triggers white fragility, according to Diangelo?
(a) Loneliness and depression.
(b) Lack of sleep.
(c) Lack of exercise.
(d) Anxiety and discomfort.

3. What is color celebrate?
(a) It claims that everyone should be proud of their race.
(b) It claims that everyone is different.
(c) It claims that the person sees but does not value racial difference.
(d) It claims that the person sees and embraces racial difference.

4. What does the suggestion that being white has meaning tend to impact white people?
(a) It makes them sad.
(b) It triggers a range of defensive responses.
(c) They tend to agree with the idea.
(d) It makes them humble.

5. Historically, who is allowed to assimilate in the U.S.?
(a) Italian immigrants.
(b) Asian immigrants.
(c) Irish immigrants.
(d) African immigrants.

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

7. What, according to Diangelo, do white people need to understand in order to understand white fragility?
(a) Good vs. Evil.
(b) Pyschology.
(c) The forces of socialization.
(d) American history.

8. What is race?
(a) Only significant in America.
(b) A biological result.
(c) Not significant in America.
(d) A social construct.

9. What does Diangelo state is always present in a relationship between a white person and a person of color?
(a) The good/bad binary.
(b) Color blindness.
(c) Racism.
(d) Hatred.

10. What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?
(a) I Was Thinking Last Night.
(b) I Had a Dream.
(c) I Have an Idea.
(d) I Had a Nightmare.

11. What does "white flight" refer to?
(a) White people trying to justify their own racism.
(b) The phenomenon of white families fleeing neighborhoods to escape to the suburbs and avoid the influx of people of color.
(c) When Amelia Earhart flew a plane over the Pacific Ocean.
(d) The phenomenon of white people moving into neighborhoods mostly occupie by people of color.

12. What does Diangelo say about racism in relation to society?
(a) It is deeply embedded in society.
(b) It is present in society but not a big deal.
(c) It is only an issue for people of color.
(d) It is only an issue for white people.

13. What racial groups are stopped by police more than any other?
(a) Black and Latinx.
(b) White and Pacific Islander.
(c) Black and White.
(d) White and Asian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is new racism?

2. What does Diangelo not have to think about as a white person?

3. Where does Diangelo belong, as stated in Chapter 4?

4. Why is the past considered an ideal time for whites, as stated in Chapter 4?

5. What does Diangelo state that the good/bad binary suggest about racism?

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