50 Shades of Colorism: The Quiz

According to The Ted talk, we can infer that the boys who were antagonizing Pecola stopped because

• She cried too much

• They felt bad

• Light-skinned Maureen told them to

• The principal came out

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What made it clear to Allen that she was “ugly” in college? 

• Microaggressions

• Her peers told her

• She looked in the mirror

• Her parents told her

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Allen says that colorism affects who?

• Animals

• Asians

• African - Americans

• Everyone

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Pecola and Allen faced the same issue with colorism such as?

• Not knowing math

• Being short is bad

• Being darkskin is considered ugly

• Wearing pink shoes makes you look fat

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Who does Allen say uses colorism against the black population?

• The White Man

• Chinese

• Africans

• Russians

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What does Mr.Henry call Frieda and Claudia when first meeting them?

• The Single Ladies

• The Kids Next Door

• Power Puff Girls

• Ginger Rogers & Greta Garbo

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Which of these were NOT a stereotype about darker-skinned people that Allen listed?

• Uneducated

• Mean

• Ghetto

• Ugly

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In “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, why did Pecola want whiter features?

• She liked White people

• She didn’t want whiter features

• She thought her life would be better

• She wanted to look like Maureen

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Which one of these artists did Allen mention as she introduces different shades of “Black”?

• Drake

• Kendrick

• Lil Baby

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Why did Freida and Claudia dislike Maureen?

• She hit them

• Skin Tone

• Her Uncle

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