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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. During the early colonization of the Americas, which crop was most profitable?

2. How did "paternalist" (66) white Christians view Black people?

3. Which of the following is NOT a social issue the Benevolent Empire sought to address?

4. When was the first Black Episcopal Church established in New York City?

5. What year did the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Tisby outlines arguments that white Christians used to justify slave-ownership. What are some of these arguments?

2. What is the monogenesis theory of humankind?

3. What was the impact of Nat Turner's rebellion?

4. Concerning slavery, what was meant by the term "natural increase" (33)?

5. Why did the Episcopalian diocese originally refuse to admit St. Philip's church?

6. Why did some slaveowners prefer to enslave Africans rather than Native Americans, as explained by Tisby?

7. Why did Johnathan Edwards oppose the African slave-trade?

8. Why did some white Christians hesitate to baptize enslaved people?

9. What evangelical Christian doctrines, outlined by Tisby in Chapter 3, can prevent these churches from taking a stance on social justice issues?

10. Which demographic groups benefitted most from the original Constitution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the legacy of Jim Crow laws and how they continue to affect modern American churches. Use specific examples from The Color of Compromise to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Write an essay drawing connections between this letter and The Color Of Compromise. Which of King's arguments are reflected in Tisby's book?

Essay Topic 3

Tisby draws a distinction between "complicit Christianity" and "courageous Christianity." Write a compare-and-contrast essay analyzing these terms. What is the main difference between the two concepts? How can white Christians practice "courageous Christianity"?

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