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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 is referred to in Chapter 11 as "That rare segregationist who rejected polygenesis," believing "that all humans descended from Europe's Garden of Eden" (138)?

2. When did John Locke move to London to become the personal physician of Lord Cooper?

3. Who wrote The Selling of Joseph?

4. The free Black population in Virginia went from 1,800 in 1782 to what number in 1810?

5. What act on March 26, 1790 limited citizenship to "free white persons" of "good character" (121)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 dictate?

2. What is curse theory?

3. What was the Enlightenment?

4. Who was Phillis Wheatly and why is she important in American history?

5. What impact did mistrel shows have on racist perceptions?

6. What is Voltaire's significance in racial history?

7. How did Western Europ gain access to goods from Africa?

8. How does the author define prejudice?

9. What does the term "extraordinary Negro" refer to?

10. What led the Spanish colonists after Columbus to turn to Africa for slave labor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the various racist stereotypes that emerged regarding Black Americans during the Enlightenment era. In what ways were Blacks demeaned and exploited? To what means? How did this impact racial thought?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the influences of literature, music, television, and film on racist ideas in America. What are some examples from the text that demonstrate both positive and negative impacts on racist thought from entertainment? How have different forms of entertainment served to strengthen and/or weaken stereotypes of Black Americans?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of Carl Linnaeus's classification of humans into four separate species. How did this promote racist thought? What further hierarchies were then developed? What did they imply?

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