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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. What was the title of James Baldwin's 1962 activist manifesto?

2. Which conflict happened during Abraham Lincoln's presidency?

3. What do Reynolds and Kendi say is interesting about the Brown v. Board of Education case that is rarely discussed?

4. Who did Du Bois ask to come speak at Atlanta University, where he was teaching, in 1906?

5. Where did Angela Davis begin teaching in 1968?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the media treat Malcolm X's death, according to Reynolds and Kendi?

2. What did Tarzan symbolize for White people?

3. Who was the most famous Black man in America in the early 1900s, and what did he symbolize to Black people?

4. What were some of President Andrew Johnson's influences on race relations in America?

5. Which film did President Woodrow Wilson screen at the White House, and how did it portray Black people?

6. Which politician did Richard Nixon model his run for the presidency from, and why?

7. What do Reynolds and Kendi say that W.E.B. Du Bois was the "king" of (118)?

8. What do Reynolds and Kendi say is the most effective piece of antiracist legislation ever passed by the U.S. Congress?

9. What did President Woodrow Wilson fear about Black soldiers' experiences in Europe during WWI?

10. According to Reynolds and Kendi, what was a drawback of the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does the phrase the "Talented Tenth" refer to, and how was this concept received by the public? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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