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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 are the names of the author's maternal grandparents?

2. Who wrote An American Dilemma?

3. Where did the author's mother attend college?

4. Where was the high school located that the author enrolled in for ninth grade?

5. Who wrote The Fire Next Time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the "war on drugs" refer to?

2. What does "immigrant self-selection" refer to (83)?

3. Why does the author prefer the term "racist policy" over "institutional racism" or "systemic racism"?

4. How does healthcare relate to racist policy?

5. What are "polygenesis" and "monogenesis"?

6. What is an "assimilationist"?

7. What does "eugenics" refer to?

8. What is meant by the term "microaggression"?

9. Why does the author assert that definitions are important?

10. What does Plessy v. Ferguson refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the topic of suasion. What does this term mean? How is it applied in a racial context? What does "respectability politics" mean and how is it related to suasion?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the life of Prince Henry the Navigator. What was Prince Henry's role in the establishment of the slave trade? How did Prince Henry contribute to the origins of capitalism? What connection does the author have to Prince Henry?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's journey to become an antiracist. What are some of the failings that the author discusses along this journey? How did Kendi overcome these failings? What struggles does the author face today?

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