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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. Who was the immigrant student that the author describes teasing about his ethnic heritage in Chapter 5?

2. How many students attended the high school that the author attended?

3. When was An American Dilemma published?

4. Wisconsin's strict voter-ID law suppressed approximately how many votes in the 2016 election?

5. What case before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized Jim Crow segregation in 1896?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author no longer use the term "microaggression" anymore?

2. What are the origins of ethnic racism, according to the author?

3. Describe the racial inequity of the U.S. prison population.

4. How does the author define the terms "racist" and "antiracist"?

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

6. What does "eugenics" refer to?

7. What does Plessy v. Ferguson refer to?

8. What, according to the author, is the problem with being "not racist"?

9. What does "affirmative action" refer to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does the author define the term "antiracist"? How is this different from being "not a racist"? How does the author define "racism"? Why are these definitions important?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss bodily racism and bodily antiracism. How are these terms defined by the author? How does bodily racism differ from cultural, class, or space racism? How do you relate to bodily racism?

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