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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fourth of five stages that whites pass through in dealing with race, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?
(a) Immersion.
(b) Contact.
(c) Autonomy.
(d) Pseudo-independence.

2. Executive Order 10925 was signed into effect on what date?
(a) November 17, 1952.
(b) July 4, 1956.
(c) March 6, 1961.
(d) June 22, 1948.

3. Who form the third-largest Hispanic group in the United States?
(a) Cuban Americans.
(b) Puerto Ricans.
(c) Dominican Americans.
(d) Mexican Americans.

4. What refers to movement of people from one nation-state to another, where they are not citizens?
(a) Discrimination.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Miscegenation.
(d) Marginalization.

5. Where does the author claim to look to for the courage to break the silence regarding race in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue?
(a) Children.
(b) Family history.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Executive Order 11246 enacted, which required federal contractors to take "affirmative action" to hire without regard to race, religion and national origin?

2. One advantage of affirmative action in helping blacks avoid racism is that they do not need to do what, according to the author?

3. According to the author in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families, biracial girls tend to stay in what environments?

4. Who elaborated on Erik Erikson's identity model to include identity formation in a variety of life domains?

5. What is the belief, and promotion of the belief, that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tatum suggest Whites find redefinition in racial identity in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

2. How does Tatum describe the development of white identity in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

3. What is the effect of white resistance to racism, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

4. What misconception does the author attempt to clear away in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families?

5. What are the advantages of affirmative action, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?

6. What problems does Tatum discuss which can result from the different concepts of affirmative action in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?

7. What is the author's conclusion about forming racial identity within minority groups in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development?

8. What stages of white identity development does the author describe in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?

9. What does Beverly Tatum believe regarding racial dialogue in America, as discussed in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue?

10. What is the first ethnic/racial group that the author addresses in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development? Who comprises this group?

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