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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which revivalist preacher used profits from slave labor to build an orphanage?
2. Who was John Newton?
3. What word does Tisby use to describe white Christianity's attitude toward racism?
4. According to Tisby, what did Christianity become for enslaved Blacks?
5. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evangelical Christian doctrines, outlined by Tisby in Chapter 3, can prevent these churches from taking a stance on social justice issues?
2. Why did the Episcopalian diocese originally refuse to admit St. Philip's church?
3. Many white Christians believe that individual conversation and a spiritual awakening will naturally lead to racial equality. What is Tisby's perspective?
4. Why did some slaveowners prefer to enslave Africans rather than Native Americans, as explained by Tisby?
5. Why did Johnathan Edwards oppose the African slave-trade?
6. In Chapter 4, Tisby outlines arguments that white Christians used to justify slave-ownership. What are some of these arguments?
7. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
8. What was the concept of "hereditary heathenism," outlined by Tisby in Chapter 2?
9. What was the impact of Nat Turner's rebellion?
10. What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose an individual who had a significant impact on race relationships with American churches. Write an essay exploring this person's historical significance. Did this person have more influence than their contemporaries? If so, why?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the long-term impact of a person mentioned in the book. How did this person affect race relations in the United States? What role did religious faith or white Christianity play in their life?
Essay Topic 3
Tisby defines racism as "prejudice plus power." What does this phrase mean to you? Write an essay exploring the definition of racism and how racism manifests within the American church.
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