"Racisms" Self-Quiz

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. For Appiah, affirmative action is _________ the exclusion of black people from institutions.

no different from correct incorrect

worse than correct incorrect

not as bad as, but equally as unjustified as, correct incorrect

importantly different from correct incorrect

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. What does Appiah mean by "racialism"?

The view that the racial essences of races entail certain morally relevant qualities correct incorrect

The view that there are heritable characteristics possessed by certain people that allows us to categorize them by race correct incorrect

The view that each race has a different moral status, independent of its racial essence correct incorrect

The deformation of rationality in judgment that characterizes those whose racism is more than theoretical attachment correct incorrect

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. What does Appiah mean by "extrinsic racism"?

The view that the racial essences of races entail certain morally relevant qualities correct incorrect

The view that there are heritable characteristics possessed by certain people that allow us to categorize them by race correct incorrect

The view that each race has a different moral status, independent of its racial essence correct incorrect

The deformation of rationality in judgment that characterizes those whose racism is more than theoretical attachment correct incorrect

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. What does Appiah mean by "intrinsic racism"?

The view that the racial essences of races entail certain morally relevant qualities correct incorrect

The view that there are heritable characteristics possessed by certain people that allow us to categorize them by race correct incorrect

The view that each race has a different moral status, independent of its racial essence correct incorrect

The deformation of rationality in judgment that characterizes those whose racism is more than theoretical attachment correct incorrect

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. Racism, for Appiah, is a/an __________.

ideology correct incorrect

theory correct incorrect

hypothesis correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. Appiah suggests that there are many accusations of racism in our society, but little attempt to define or understand exactly what racism is.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Racialism is itself a dangerous doctrine, according to Appiah.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. If one is extrinsically racist, Appiah holds, counterevidence won't undermine one's racist beliefs.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect