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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. Who wrote Dark Ghetto?

2. When was the term "colorism" coined?

3. When did the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education take place?

4. In the presidential election in 2000, how many ballots were invalidated by Florida election officials?

5. When was Message to the Blackman in America written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "class racist"?

2. What does "gender racism" refer to?

3. When and where did capitalism emerge, according to the author?

4. Why did the student-leaders at FAMU direct a silent march in November of 2000?

5. How does Ibram X. Kendi define "powerless defense"?

6. What are the author's views on standardized testing?

7. How does the author define "colorism"?

8. What is the movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song about?

9. What did the author learn when he took a prepratory course for the GRE?

10. How are "space racism" and "space antiracism" defined?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss bodily racism and bodily antiracism. How are these terms defined by the author? How does bodily racism differ from cultural, class, or space racism? How do you relate to bodily racism?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the life of Prince Henry the Navigator. What was Prince Henry's role in the establishment of the slave trade? How did Prince Henry contribute to the origins of capitalism? What connection does the author have to Prince Henry?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss three examples of metaphors in How to Be an Antiracist. What overall metaphor does the author use for racism in the final chapters of the book? How did this metaphor develop? How does the metaphor apply to how we should approach the topic of racism?

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