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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. Where is Ama Mazama from originally?
2. Who stated, "America's Black community ... has turned America's major cities into slums because of laziness, drug use, and sexual promiscuity" (115)?
3. When was The Bell Curve published?
4. When did the FAMU marching band play for Prince at the Super Bowl?
5. Over what university did Samuel Stanhope Smith preside in early America?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does "Black Lives Matter" refer to?
2. How is the term "anti-White racist" defined?
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. What was the No Child Left Behind Act?
6. How does Ibram X. Kendi define "powerless defense"?
7. How does the author define "queer racism" and "queer antiracism"?
8. How are "space racism" and "space antiracism" defined?
9. How does the author define a "behavioral racist"?
10. How are racism and capitalism related?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the biography and career of author Ibram X. Kendi. When and where was the author born? What was his childhood like? How did his childhood and upbringing influence his ideas on race and racism?
Essay Topic 2
How does the author define the term "antiracist"? How is this different from being "not a racist"? How does the author define "racism"? Why are these definitions important?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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