1. It's really a matter of some people not trying hard enough; if blacks would only try harder they could be just as well off as whites.
a. Strongly agree
b. Somewhat agree
c. Somewhat disagree
d. Strongly disagree
2. Irish, Italian, Jewish and many other minorities overcame prejudice and worked their way up. Blacks should do the same.
a. Strongly agree
b. Somewhat agree
c. Somewhat disagree
d. Strongly disagree
3. Some say that black leaders have been trying to push too fast. Others feel that they haven't pushed fast enough. What do you think?
a. Trying to push very much too fast
b. Going too slowly
c. Moving at about the right speed
4. How much of the racial tension that exists in the United States today do you think blacks are responsible for creating?
a. All of it
b. Most
c. Some
d. Not much at all
5. How much discrimination against blacks do you feel there is in the United States today, limiting their chances to get ahead?
a. All of it
b. Most
c. Some
d. Not much at all
6. Generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions that make it difficult for blacks to work their way out of the lower class.
a. Strongly agree
b. Somewhat agree
c. Somewhat disagree
d. Strongly disagree
7. Over the past few years, blacks have gotten less than they deserve.
a. Strongly agree
b. Somewhat agree
c. Somewhat disagree
d. Strongly disagree
8. Over the past few years, blacks have gotten more economically than they deserve.
a. Strongly agree
b. Somewhat agree
c. Somewhat disagree
d. Strongly disagree