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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 is Tarzan's original name in the novel?
2. Which of the following was Lincoln against?
3. Which Pennsylvania congressman fought for redistribution of land to award to former slaves after the Civil War?
4. Which president urged Congress to implement a civil rights act in 1948?
5. What was the period in history following the Civil War in the U.S. called?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one major change that Stokely Carmichael brought into the antiracist fight?
2. What do Reynolds and Kendi say that Black people were doing even as Lincoln was labeled the Great Emancipator?
3. Which film did President Woodrow Wilson screen at the White House, and how did it portray Black people?
4. What happened to many slaves who fled from the South to the North to join the Union army during the Civil War?
5. What did President Woodrow Wilson fear about Black soldiers' experiences in Europe during WWI?
6. What new ideas did W.E.B. Du Bois embrace later in his life in Chapter 19?
7. What did Tarzan symbolize for White people?
8. How did Angela Davis feel about the teachings of Malcolm X?
9. What happened in Birmingham Alabama in 1963 that changed the course of the civil rights movement?
10. What do Reynolds and Kendi say is the most effective piece of antiracist legislation ever passed by the U.S. Congress?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were the main differences between the philosophies, goals, and approaches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What did Cotton Mather believe was the sole mission of slavery, and how did the public at the time react to this view? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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