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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. How does Tisby perceive racism?

2. Which organization decided in the 1600s that baptism would not free enslaved people?

3. Which group received additional rights after the Revolutionary War?

4. How many enslaved people were transported from Africa during the transatlantic slave trade?

5. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

6. What was the concept of "hereditary heathenism," outlined by Tisby in Chapter 2?

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

8. Many white Christians believe that individual conversation and a spiritual awakening will naturally lead to racial equality. What is Tisby's perspective?

9. What is the monogenesis theory of humankind?

10. What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tisby defines racism as "prejudice plus power." What does this phrase mean to you? Write an essay exploring the definition of racism and how racism manifests within the American church.

Essay Topic 2

Which president had had the greatest effect on racism in the American church? Write an essay explaining your opinion. Use specific examples from The Color of Compromise to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay detailing three actions white churches can take to promote equality in their parish. What can churches do to fight racism and discrimination? What challenges might churches face as they make these changes?

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