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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. Which country became the Eastern Hemisphere's symbol of freedom following a slave rebellion there in the late 1700s?

2. Who spearheaded the First Great Awakening?

3. When did Cotton Mather die?

4. Why were White Privileges created?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 allow for?

2. What is one reason that Frederick Douglass went to Great Britain to spread his antislavery message?

3. How do Reynolds and Kendi describe assimilationists?

4. Why was the 1791 slave rebellion in Haiti such a problem for White people in power in the United States?

5. In Chapters 6 and 7, what word is most often used to describe Africans in racist theories, and why?

6. Why do Reynolds and Kendi describe Gomes Eanes de Zurara as the world's first racist?

7. How did both planters and missionaries in early America think about slavery?

8. What is the Climate Theory as described by Reynolds and Kendi?

9. What did Cotton Mather try to convince people was the only mission of slavery?

10. What do Reynolds and Kendi suggest, somewhat facetiously, that Thomas Jefferson might have been the first White person to say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of Reynold's and Kendi's opinions on former U.S. President Barack Obama's greatest strengths, especially as they relate to advancing racial equality? What are some of the authors' opinions on Obama's significant weaknesses in this regard? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, affect the public view of slavery at the time of its publication? How did Blacks in general view the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Reynolds and Kendi characterize former President Bill Clinton's crime bill? How did it influence public opinion about the Black community? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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