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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. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?

2. In Chapter 1, Beverly Daniel Tatum defines racism as a combination of "prejudice" and another factor. What is the second factor?

3. Who was the first Black preacher ordained in America?

4. What word does Tisby use to describe white Christianity's attitude toward racism?

5. Which of the following is NOT a social issue the Benevolent Empire sought to address?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, Tisby outlines arguments that white Christians used to justify slave-ownership. What are some of these arguments?

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

5. What is the monogenesis theory of humankind?

6. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

7. Many white Christians believe that individual conversation and a spiritual awakening will naturally lead to racial equality. What is Tisby's perspective?

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

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

10. What was the Fugitive Slave Clause?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Write an essay drawing connections between this letter and The Color Of Compromise. Which of King's arguments are reflected in Tisby's book?

Essay Topic 2

Tisby draws a distinction between "complicit Christianity" and "courageous Christianity." Write a compare-and-contrast essay analyzing these terms. What is the main difference between the two concepts? How can white Christians practice "courageous Christianity"?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the phrase "Black Lives Matter." Analyze Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors' decision to use this three-word phrase as the cornerstone of their movement. Why do you think this phrase received so much attention from Black citizens? Why did it spark controversy in white communities?

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