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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 view the U.S. Constitution?

2. How many people attended the Cane Ridge Revival?

3. What was the term used for the religious movement that emphasized a personal encounter with God?

4. How did Columbus view the native inhabitants of the Americas?

5. What religious beliefs did enslaved Blacks hold upon their arrival in North America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the monogenesis theory of humankind?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between spiritual growth and racial justice. How does Tisby draw a connection between the two concepts? Analyze how he develops this theme throughout the The Color of Compromise.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring racial justice within local religious or spiritual communities. In your opinion, do your local communities promote equality and fight racism? Analyze Tisby's recommendations for racial reconciliation. Determine which (if any) your community practices.

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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