Question 1

Choose one fallacy about racism. Define the fallacy and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

One fallacy about racism is the "reverse racism" fallacy. This fallacy suggests that it is possible for individuals or groups who have historically held power and privilege to be the victims of racism themselves. This fallacy ignores the systemic power dynamics that underpin racism and fails to recognize that racism is rooted in a history of oppression and discrimination.

An example of the "reverse racism" fallacy is when a white person claims they are the victim of racism because they were not hired for a job, while ignoring the fact that people of color have historically faced discrimination in employment due to systemic racism. This fallacy perpetuates the false idea that racism can be directed towards those who have historically held power and privilege, which undermines efforts to address and dismantle systemic racism.

Question 2

Explain how race is a well-founded fiction.

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Question 3

According to the author, racial domination survives by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   exploiting whiteness
B)   tracking itself
C)   reinventing colonization
D)   erasing its history

Question 4

How are racial categories naturalized?

Accepted Answer

When these symbolic groupings-the products of specific historical contexts-are wrongly conceived as natural and unchangeable.

Question 5

When did race obtain its modern meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)   during the Middle Ages
B)   during the late eighteenth century
C)   immediately after World War I
D)   immediately after Apartheid

Question 6

A rule that stated that anyone who was one thirty-second Black-regardless of what they looked like-was legally "Black" is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the one thirty-second rule
B)   the individualistic fallacy
C)   optimization
D)   intersectionality

Question 7

The primary social division during the Middle Ages was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   White and Black
B)   brown and indigenous
C)   colored and mixed race
D)   "civilized" and "uncivilized"

Question 8

Which fallacy about racism claims that U.S. history is inconsequential?

Accepted Answer

A)   ahistorical fallacy
B)   fixed fallacy
C)   legalistic fallacy
D)   tokenistic fallacy

Question 9

According to the author, modes of oppression are most similar to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   crisscrossing roads
B)   points of an intersection
C)   a triangle
D)   a web

Question 10

Which state has the highest number of hate groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   Texas
B)   Georgia
C)   South Carolina
D)   California

Question 11

Why cannot race, ethnicity, and nationality be understood in isolation from one another?

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Question 12

For most of America's history, race was determined by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   national origin
B)   skin color
C)   one's behavior
D)   the courts

Question 13

Race involves all of the following except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   innate qualities
B)   phenotypes
C)   symbolic categories
D)   social contexts A

Question 14

Describe how national lawmakers have historically defined racial categories in the United States.

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Question 15

Which landmark case abolished de jure segregation in schools?

Accepted Answer

A)   Texas v. Johnson
B)   Brown v. Board of Education
C)   Dred Scott v. Sandford
D)   Gideon v. Wainwright

Exam 31: What Is Racial Domination

Choose one fallacy about racism. Define the fallacy and provide an example.

Explain how race is a well-founded fiction.

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According to the author, racial domination survives by ______.

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How are racial categories naturalized?

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When these symbolic groupings-the products of specific historical contexts-are wrongly conceived as natural and unchangeable.

When did race obtain its modern meaning?

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A rule that stated that anyone who was one thirty-second Black-regardless of what they looked like-was legally "Black" is known as ______.

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The primary social division during the Middle Ages was ______.

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Which fallacy about racism claims that U.S. history is inconsequential?

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According to the author, modes of oppression are most similar to ______.

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Which state has the highest number of hate groups?

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Why cannot race, ethnicity, and nationality be understood in isolation from one another?

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For most of America's history, race was determined by ______.

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Race involves all of the following except ______.

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Describe how national lawmakers have historically defined racial categories in the United States.

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Which landmark case abolished de jure segregation in schools?

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Exam 31: What Is Racial Domination

Choose one fallacy about racism. Define the fallacy and provide an example.

Explain how race is a well-founded fiction.

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According to the author, racial domination survives by ______.

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How are racial categories naturalized?

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When did race obtain its modern meaning?

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A rule that stated that anyone who was one thirty-second Black-regardless of what they looked like-was legally "Black" is known as ______.

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The primary social division during the Middle Ages was ______.

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Which fallacy about racism claims that U.S. history is inconsequential?

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According to the author, modes of oppression are most similar to ______.

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Which state has the highest number of hate groups?

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Why cannot race, ethnicity, and nationality be understood in isolation from one another?

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For most of America's history, race was determined by ______.

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Race involves all of the following except ______.

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Describe how national lawmakers have historically defined racial categories in the United States.

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Which landmark case abolished de jure segregation in schools?

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