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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 6 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state was admitted to the Union in 1820 as a free state?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Maine.
(d) Connecticut.

2. What does Kendi say is the first step to building an antiracist America?
(a) Reading the writings of Von Nuremburg.
(b) Understanding how Harvard University was founded.
(c) Reading the writings of Aristotle.
(d) Acknowledging America's racist past.

3. What did the Puritans stipulate at the opening of the first U.S. university?
(a) Women were allowed to attend, but only in small numbers.
(b) Blacks were allowed to attend as long as they worked at the university, too.
(c) All the professors had to be priests.
(d) Greek and Latin texts could not be disputed.

4. What do assimilationists think about combatting racism?
(a) The need to change people's minds through religion.
(b) They think Black people need to transform themselves to become more like White people.
(c) They need to transform people's views of racism through pop culture.
(d) They think Black people need to read more White authors.

5. How was the world's first racist's book received by the public?
(a) It was only sold to churches.
(b) It hardly sold any copies.
(c) It was a bestseller.
(d) It was only sold to schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened with the question of admitting Missouri as a state in the U.S. in the early 1800s?

2. Who do Reynolds and Kendi claim was the world's first racist?

3. Who do Reynolds and Kendi refer to as The Great Contradictor?

4. Who is the main female character in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

5. Which territory did Thomas Jefferson purchase from the French early in his presidency?

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