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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 the off-duty detective that shot Rekia Boyd?

2. When did the Salem witch trials take place?

3. In the concept of uplift suasion, the responsibility for race relations is placed upon whom, according to the author?

4. Who had sex on the Ark despite having been told not to, according to Genesis of the Bible?

5. African Americans make up what percentage of the nation's prison population?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define the three sides of the racial debate, according to the author.

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

3. What is curse theory?

4. What is climate theory?

5. What is uplift suasion?

6. Why is Leo Africanus notable historically?

7. How did the invention of the cotton gin impact slavery?

8. Discuss the book's title. From where did Kendi derive this title?

9. What influence did Aristotle have on the views of the Puritans regarding slavery?

10. What is polygenism? How did it promote racism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the impacts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? What backlash came with the act? How did the act influence the Black vote? What powers were given to enforce the act?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impacts of the War on Drugs on racism in America. Statistically, what disparities can be seen between Blacks and Whites within the prison system? What justifications are used to explain these disparities? How did the War on Drugs serve to develop an even greater racist culture in the U.S.?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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