The 1619 Project - Chapter 17 Quiz

What does Ibram X. Kendi argue about the relationship between progression and regression in the fight for racial equity?

Question Answer Choices They occur sequentially. They are unrelated. They are intertwined. They are mutually exclusive.

What significant event does Ibram X. Kendi discuss in Chapter 17 of 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story' as an example of perceived racial progress?

Question Answer Choices The end of the Civil War in 1865. The signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The 2008 election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States. The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

What does Ibram X. Kendi argue has long been used to alleviate white Americans' guilt over their treatment of Black Americans in Chapter 17 of 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story'?

Question Answer Choices The election of Black political leaders. The establishment of civil rights organizations. The mythologized gains of racial progress. The creation of affirmative action policies.

In 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,' what historical justification did enslavers use to defend Black bondage according to Ibram X. Kendi?

Question Answer Choices They insisted that they had actually improved the lives of those they enslaved. They argued that slavery was economically necessary. They believed that enslaved people were inherently inferior. They claimed that slavery was a temporary measure.

What does Ibram X. Kendi suggest many white abolitionists erroneously assumed after Black men got the vote?

Question Answer Choices That equality had been achieved. That their work was done. That Black men would run for office. That racial tensions would ease.

In 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,' what does Ibram X. Kendi suggest is often obscured by visible progress in the fight for racial equity?

Question Answer Choices Historical achievements. Concurrent problems. Economic growth. Systemic solutions.

According to Ibram X. Kendi in Chapter 17 of 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,' what has often happened with each tangible win for Black Americans?

Question Answer Choices Some degree of white abdication of responsibility. A rise in economic opportunities. Greater political representation. Increased racial harmony.

What event is Clint Smith's poem 'At the Superdome After the Storm Has Passed' set in the aftermath of?

Question Answer Choices The 2010 Haiti earthquake. Hurricane Katrina. The 9/11 attacks. Hurricane Sandy.

What does Ibram X. Kendi argue is a constant approach used to reinforce racism while masquerading as progress in Chapter 17 of 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story'?

Question Answer Choices The claim that racial segregation was beneficial. The idea that Black Americans were inherently inferior. The notion that free Black people were being controlled 'for their own good.' The belief that Black people were given equal opportunities.

What does Ibram X. Kendi refer to as the 'propaganda of racial progress' in Chapter 17 of 'The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story'?

Question Answer Choices The claim that the Civil Rights Movement ended all forms of discrimination. The belief that all Black Americans had equal access to education. The notion that the end of slavery meant the end of racism and no further reflection was necessary. The idea that racial equality had been achieved in the 1960s.