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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. Where did W.E.B Du Bois go to college?

2. Which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

3. What movement sprouted up alongside Carmichael's teachings?

4. Who wrote the 1892 pamphlet Southern Horros: Lynch Law in All Its Phases?

5. Which white boxer did some Whites have hope would beat the best boxer in America in the early 1900s, who was Black?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the first legislation that Lyndon Baines Johnson wanted passed following President John F. Kennedy's assassination?

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

5. What do Reynolds and Kendi say that Black people were doing even as Lincoln was labeled the Great Emancipator?

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

7. What approach did Booker T. Washington take to trying to gain more equal treatment for Blacks?

8. What did Tarzan symbolize for White people?

9. How do Reynolds and Kendi explain the reasons behind Abraham Lincoln's early calls for ending slavery?

10. What is one major change that Stokely Carmichael brought into the antiracist fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reynolds and Kendi repeatedly emphasize Thomas Jefferson's contradictory thoughts and actions regarding slavery and his treatment and impressions of Black people. Write an essay explaining some of the specifics of these contradictions, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do Reynolds and Kendi refer to Abraham Lincoln as Complicated Abe, especially as this name relates to Lincoln's policies regarding Blacks and slavery? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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