Question 1

According to Lorde,_____are tricked into joining the oppressor by believing they can share power.

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A)   White women
B)   Black women
C)   Jewish women
D)   Hispanic womenE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Why is language so important to understanding a people's culture and heritage?

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Question 3

After high school Carlos_____.

Accepted Answer

A)   became a career criminal
B)   went to college at Berkeley
C)   attacked the white men who had maced him
D)   we don't know from the article what he didE) A) and C)
F) None of the above B

Question 4

How do the killings of Michael Brown, Emmett Till, and Tamir Rice illustrate the importance of understanding race, gender, and age as intersecting systems of power and domination?

Accepted Answer

The killings of Michael Brown, Emmett Ti...

Question 5

What hurt Carlos more than the mace or the night he spent in the juvenile detention center?

Accepted Answer

A)   racist labels
B)   a police beating
C)   the reactions of his parents
D)   his conscienceE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Hawley and Flint argue that when Black male bodies are constructed in the American psyche as problems to be solved, they_____.

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A)   become invisible
B)   invite violence
C)   represent spirituality
D)   inspire justiceE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

According to Lorde, we tend to speak not of human difference, but human_____.

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A)   aggression
B)   frustration
C)   similarity
D)   devianceE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Lorde says that_____is the most economical art form.

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A)   painting
B)   photography
C)   poetry
D)   proseE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Why did the author call the incident he relates "the most painful and shocking event" of his life? Discuss why it was so painful. Consider what made it shocking to him.

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The author called the incident "the most...

Question 10

From the author's viewpoint, which "assault with intent to hurt" caused the most lasting damage to its intended victim?

Accepted Answer

A)   the spraying of mace
B)   the hurling of the quarter
C)   the use of racial labels
D)   the court proceedingsE) None of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 11

How does Audre Lorde perceive the intersection between being Black and a lesbian? What are solutions proposed?

Accepted Answer

Audre Lorde perceives the intersection b...

Question 12

The Hawaiian language shows possession in two ways: through the use of an "a" possessive, which indicates_____, and through the use of an "o" possessive, which denotes_____.

Accepted Answer

A)   civilized status; less developed status
B)   inherent status; acquired status
C)   acquired status; inherent status
D)   less developed status; civilized statusE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

According to the author, what made the incident at the traffic light racist?

Accepted Answer

A)   the angry gestures of the white passenger
B)   the fact that the author and his friends were Filipino
C)   the use of mace
D)   the particular labels the white men used to describe Carlos and his friendE) None of the above
F) C) and D) D

Question 14

Discuss the choices that Jeremiah and Carlos made in dealing with their anger, and compare the consequences of their different choices.

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Jeremiah and Carlos both faced situation...

Question 15

Historians claim that Hawaiian land tenure was based on "feudalism." Trask would argue that the historians' claims are_____.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Hawley and Flint, the_____caricature is harmful because it both dehumanizes and suggests that, even as a spiritual being, a Black person's purpose is to serve White people.

Accepted Answer

A)   "Bold Brother"
B)   "Noble Savage"
C)   "Magical Negro"
D)   "Sorrowful Sister"E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Is the failure of historians to learn the Hawaiian language the result of ignorance or ethnocentric bias? Please explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The failure of historians to learn the H...

Question 18

What excuses are often used as to why literature by women of Color is often NOT taught in college classes?

Accepted Answer

A)   They can only be taught by women of Color
B)   They are too difficult to understand
C)   The experiences presented are "too different"
D)   All of these choices are correctE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The author tried to channel his anger by_____.

Accepted Answer

A)   writing about it
B)   fighting back with violence
C)   hating white people
D)   dropping out of school and joining a gangE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Trask would argue that historians have engaged in_____thinking, by judging Hawaiian culture to the standards of their own culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   feudalistic
B)   civilized
C)   ethnocentric
D)   possessiveE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 1: Why Race, Class, and Gender Still Matter

According to Lorde,_____are tricked into joining the oppressor by believing they can share power.

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Why is language so important to understanding a people's culture and heritage?

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After high school Carlos_____.

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How do the killings of Michael Brown, Emmett Till, and Tamir Rice illustrate the importance of understanding race, gender, and age as intersecting systems of power and domination?

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What hurt Carlos more than the mace or the night he spent in the juvenile detention center?

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Hawley and Flint argue that when Black male bodies are constructed in the American psyche as problems to be solved, they_____.

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According to Lorde, we tend to speak not of human difference, but human_____.

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Lorde says that_____is the most economical art form.

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Why did the author call the incident he relates "the most painful and shocking event" of his life? Discuss why it was so painful. Consider what made it shocking to him.

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From the author's viewpoint, which "assault with intent to hurt" caused the most lasting damage to its intended victim?

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How does Audre Lorde perceive the intersection between being Black and a lesbian? What are solutions proposed?

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The Hawaiian language shows possession in two ways: through the use of an "a" possessive, which indicates_____, and through the use of an "o" possessive, which denotes_____.

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According to the author, what made the incident at the traffic light racist?

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Discuss the choices that Jeremiah and Carlos made in dealing with their anger, and compare the consequences of their different choices.

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Historians claim that Hawaiian land tenure was based on "feudalism." Trask would argue that the historians' claims are_____.

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According to Hawley and Flint, the_____caricature is harmful because it both dehumanizes and suggests that, even as a spiritual being, a Black person's purpose is to serve White people.

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Is the failure of historians to learn the Hawaiian language the result of ignorance or ethnocentric bias? Please explain your answer.

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What excuses are often used as to why literature by women of Color is often NOT taught in college classes?

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The author tried to channel his anger by_____.

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