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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As stated in Chapter 4, what do white people represent in Western society?
2. Who uses the term "white racial bonding" to describe how white people work together to remain complicit in the fight against racism?
3. Who does Diangelo say can be racist?
4. What does Diangelo state that the good/bad binary suggest about racism?
5. What do people of color typically deal with in the workplace?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech misinterpreted by white people?
2. What does research show about children and race?
3. What is white solidarity, as defined by Diangelo?
4. What is the concept of the melting pot?
5. What is the racial ideology in the U.S., as defined by Diangelo?
6. What is aversive racism?
7. What has the good/bad binary done to white people, according to Diangelo?
8. According to Diangelo, wow is whiteness perceived in society?
9. What is a common response to race-talk in the name of colorblindness?
10. What is race?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you explore the various ways that white people in Western society benefit from the larger system of racism. In what ways does whiteness as status affect someone's identity, personhood, and perspective on the world? Be specific in your reasoning and use examples from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you explain the concept of white privilege. What is white privilege, and why is it important for white people to have a firm grasp of it?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you explore the various ways that anti-blackness is perpetuated by white people. Where do we see instances of anti-blackness in an everyday sense, and what is it the result of, historically speaking?
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