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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. Over what university did Samuel Stanhope Smith preside in early America?

2. Who wrote the 2005 book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome?

3. When were the Scottsboro Boys falsely accused of raping two Alabama White women?

4. Who is the founder of Kwanzaa?

5. Where was the author's roommate Clarence from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "PTSS" refer to?

2. How does the author define "colorism"?

3. What are some examples of the impacts of colorism described by the author?

4. What does Brown v. Board of Education refer to?

5. What does "gender racism" refer to?

6. How is the term "anti-White racist" defined?

7. What was the No Child Left Behind Act?

8. What is "intersectionality"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's journey to become an antiracist. What are some of the failings that the author discusses along this journey? How did Kendi overcome these failings? What struggles does the author face today?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three major Supreme Court cases involving race and their impacts. What was the subject of the case? What was the outcome of the case? How did the case and its outcome impact the lives of Black and White Americans?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three pop cultural allusions or references in How to Be and Antiracist. What work, song, film, celebrity, or artist is referenced? In what context are they cited? Why does the author use this reference in the book?

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