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WorksheetsLesson 3.2 Quiz: INTENT vs IMPACT
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Do you think people would commit less microaggressions if they were more aware of what they were and how hurtful they can be?
Yes
No
I’m not sure
If YOU have been impacted negatively by someone, what is the best option you should do?
Storm off
Say something mean back
Let them know how it impacted you and why
Call them an inappropriate name and react physically
How would you respond if you were confronted for committing a microaggression?
I would become defensive and deny intending to be offensive.
I would become defensive, but I would apologize for being offensive.
I would apologize sincerely and listen to what the victim had to say.
I’m not sure how I would respond after being confronted.
How I would respond would depend on who confronted me.
If you were a bystander and witnessed a microaggression, what would you do?
I would directly confront the perpetrator.
I would passive-aggressively confront the perpetrator (I.e. a sarcastic comment, make a joke, or change the subject).
I would say nothing.
How I would respond would depend on who the perpetrator was.
True or false:
Is the following a microaggression:
"Where are you from?"
True
False
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
Asking an Asian person to help with a math or science problem.
True
False
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
"You are being too sensitive."
True
False
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
Person of color mistaken for a service worker.
True
False
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
Imitating accents and dialects
True
False
Microaggressions often happen as comments or actions made to someone based on an assumption about them.
True
False
Making assumptions about people is...
Not a good idea
A great idea
Microaggressions can be extremely hurtful.
True
False
What message does this comment send?
"You are so articulate."
I thought you'd be smarter.
I thought you were dumb.
What message does this action send? A white person waits for the next elevator after seeing a black person on it.
You're dangerous.
You're harmless.
WHAT IS A "MARGINALIZED GROUP"
A group that does not experience inequality.
A group that does not experience inequality due to social, economic, political, or cultural reasons.
A group that experiences inequality due to social, economic, political, or cultural reasons.
A group that is not distanced from access to power and resources.
One way to prevent microaggressions from happening is to THINK before you SPEAK or ACT.
True
False
Realizing that everyone has a unique story can help prevent incorrect assumptions.
True
False
Scenario: A white student walks up to her black friend and says can I touch your hair it’s so big?
Racism
Microaggression
“I’m not racist, but are the police really wrong for stopping someone who looks like a thug? Isn’t he just protecting our neighborhood?”
Racism
Microaggression
Scenario: An Asian woman clutches her purse as a group of black teenagers pass by.
Racism
Microaggression
We shouldn’t see color because God doesn’t see color, so does racism truly exist?
MICROAGGRESSION
IMPACT
Scenario: White student approaches a black male in his class who he does not know and says “ Yo what’s up boy!”
Micro aggression
Racism
What is it when something someone said to you affects you?
INTENT
COINCIDENCE
MICROAGRESSION
IMPACT
Define INTENT
Saying something to someone in order to hurt them
Saying something to someone but not meaning it to be hurtful
Feeling negatively about something someone said
Which of these choices are Strategies for Unpacking a Misunderstanding
Select ALL that apply:
Asking questions
Not allowing the person to explain his or her intent
Listening with an open mind
Admitting your own mistakes
Apologizing if you are wrong
