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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 formerly enslaved woman wrote an antislavery book?

2. What is the main idea behind uplift suasion?

3. Who spearheaded the First Great Awakening?

4. What religion did Cotton and Mather practice?

5. When did the First Great Awakening happen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were Gabriel and Nancy Prosser trying to do in the year 1800?

4. How do Reynolds and Kendi describe segregationists?

5. How do Reynolds and Kendi describe antiracists?

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

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

8. What, in Reynolds' and Kendi's opinions, was one of the worst things Jefferson did as he retired to Monticello?

9. How do Reynolds and Kendi describe assimilationists?

10. How do Reynolds and Kendi describe the intentions and temperament of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Reynolds and Kendi use humor to emphasize their points and theories? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

For Puritans like John Cotton and Richard Mather, what were the connections between their religion and their racist views? Write an essay explaining an answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Reynolds and Kendi use many different examples of films and other art to explain the perpetuation of racist tropes throughout U.S. history. Write an essay explaining some of the most influential films, books, and/or celebrities that contributed to racist tropes and thought that Reynolds and Kendi explore throughout the book.

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