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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James Henley Thornwell, "The church can merely assert what the bible teaches, and must remain silent on that which the bible is silent" (85). What is the name of this doctrine?
(a) The infallibility of the church.
(b) The of impartiality the church.
(c) The serendipity of the church.
(d) The spirituality of the church.

2. What term was used the describe the mixing of different races?
(a) Mongrelization.
(b) Revitalization.
(c) Regionalization.
(d) Acclimatization.

3. What was Muhammad Ali's real name?
(a) Cassius Clay.
(b) Ronald Frye.
(c) Marcus Garvey.
(d) James Meridith.

4. Why did Presbyterians oppose the Gardener Springs Resolutions?
(a) They believed it was wrong for preachers to develop their own sermons and speeches.
(b) They believed it was wrong for the church to pledge loyalty to any one political system.
(c) They believed it was wrong for Christians to support slave-owning or segregated policies.
(d) They believed it was wrong for Black people to seek admittance into white congregations.

5. Which book of the Bible contains the "Curse of Ham" (82) passage?
(a) Revelations.
(b) Exodus.
(c) Leviticus.
(d) Genesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Tisby make about President Lincoln?

2. Which president established the Freedman's Bureau?

3. What was the term used for the "the "massive migration of whites to the suburbs" (126) to escape racial integration?

4. What was an octoroon?

5. In Chapter 7, Tisby speaks about that the "conspicuousness of white supremacy in the south" (129). According to him, what is one side-effect of this phenomenon?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Tisby, why did many white Christian moderates support a "law and order" (142) approach over the civil rights movement?

2. Who were the Freedom Riders?

3. In Chapter 8, Tisby argues that white moderates during the civil rights movement failed to understand something about racism. What does he believe they missed?

4. In Chapter 8, Tisby discusses several parts of Martin Luther King Jr.'s platform that were considered controversial among white moderate Christians. Which of his beliefs did white moderates often find objectionable?

5. According to Tisby, what were some of the "radical" messages Martin Luther King, Jr. supported?

6. In Chapter 5, Tisby argues that slavery was both a religious and civil issue. How was slavery a religious issue?

7. What prompted William J. Seymour's religious activities?

8. Following Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, some white parents chose to send their children to private schools. What motivated this decision?

9. What was one domestic outcome of Black involvement in the armed forces during World War I?

10. How did white Christians use the "curse of Ham" (82) passage to justify slavery?

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