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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 did the author's ancestor Eliza marry?
2. What are the offspring of the conjoined twins of racism and capitalism that threaten to kill them and all of us off, according to the author in Chapter 12?
3. Where is Ama Mazama from originally?
4. Who argued in 1773, "All the vices which are charged upon the Negroes in the southern colonies and the West-Indies, such as Idleness, Treachery, Theft, and the like, are the genuine offspring of slavery" (117)?
5. When was The Bell Curve published?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are racism and capitalism related?
2. What did the author learn when he took a prepratory course for the GRE?
3. What are some examples of the impacts of colorism described by the author?
4. What is the Common Core State Standards Initiative?
5. When and where did capitalism emerge, according to the author?
6. What is the movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song about?
7. Where did the author move when he began his studies at Temple University? Why?
8. What is a "class racist"?
9. How does Ibram X. Kendi define "powerless defense"?
10. What does "PTSS" refer to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
Define and discuss cultural racism. How does the author define cultural racism and cultural antiracism? How does cultural racism differ from class, bodily, or space racism? How do you relate to cultural racism? What are some examples of this idea provided by the author?
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