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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 year did the Haitian Revolution take place?
2. Which piece of legislation prohibited Black people from gathering without white supervision?
3. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?
4. In Chapter 1, Beverly Daniel Tatum defines racism as a combination of "prejudice" and another factor. What is the second factor?
5. In the 1800s, the global demand for which product helped fuel the north American slave trade?
Short Essay Questions
1. Many white Christians believe that individual conversation and a spiritual awakening will naturally lead to racial equality. What is Tisby's perspective?
2. Why did some white Christians hesitate to baptize enslaved people?
3. What is the monogenesis theory of humankind?
4. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
5. What was the concept of "hereditary heathenism," outlined by Tisby in Chapter 2?
6. In Chapter 4, Tisby outlines arguments that white Christians used to justify slave-ownership. What are some of these arguments?
7. What evangelical Christian doctrines, outlined by Tisby in Chapter 3, can prevent these churches from taking a stance on social justice issues?
8. Concerning slavery, what was meant by the term "natural increase" (33)?
9. What was the Fugitive Slave Clause?
10. Why did the Episcopalian diocese originally refuse to admit St. Philip's church?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Some white Christian groups have been resistant to join the Black Lives Matter movement. What can activists do to promote change within racially segregated religious communities? Write an essay exploring Tisby's recommendations and how they can be effectively implemented.
Essay Topic 2
In The Color of Compromise, Tibsy discusses the myth of "the innocence of the North." Write an essay exploring this myth and why it persists. Why do you think white Christians find it difficult to talk about racism and discrimination in the North?
Essay Topic 3
The Color of Comprise includes many vivid descriptions of historical events. Choose one event that stood out to you. Write an essay exploring how Tisby uses descriptive language to bring his writing to life.
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