ANTI-BLACK RACISM PITT FRSH COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
2026
The term race is which of the following: - Answers Social Construct
The racial term "whiteness" was created to differentiate which groups? Select all that apply. -
Answers Irish
Indentured servants
English
Enslaved Africans
The "one drop rule" means that any person with even just one ancestor of African ancestry is
considered black. - Answers TRUE
Which of the following legal instruments further entrenched the racist ideas of "separate but equal"
and "Jim Crow" into U.S. law? - Answers Plessy v. Ferguson
Bonilla-Silva's theory of race called Color Blind racism, illustrates how American society refuses to
acknowledge or discuss the existence of racism. - Answers TRUE
Which of the following are major aspects, features and claims of Critical Race Theory (CRT)? Select all
that apply. - Answers It is skeptical about legal claims of neutrality, objectivity and colorblindnes.
It examines the relationships between "race", laws and legal practices
It prioritizes contextual and historical analysis in legal matters/justice
It recognizes that racism is endemic to American society/life
Which of the following is NOT a reason the sub-Saharan regions of the African continent were
[collectively] nicknamed "the Dark Continent" by some Europeans? - Answers Because the people
who inhabited those lands had dark skin
Select the answer that accurately presents the numbers of (a) linguistic families, (b) ethnic groups,
and (c) sub-ethnic groups that comprise the continent of Africa? - Answers 4 linguistic families, 800
ethnic groups, 3,000 sub-ethnic groups
Select three answers that reflect and summarize a few of the main points of Dr. Beeko's presentation
on Pre-Colonial Africa: - Answers Be critical/skeptical when consuming information from news-media
outlets about Africa.
Try gaining an "insider's perspective" when learning about other people/cultures.
Think of the African continent as a place of cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity.
2/3 of enslaved Africans ended up on sugar plantations in the Caribbean and South America. Only 4
percent ended up in North America. - Answers TRUE
Which of the following best completes the following statement, "Slavery was..... - Answers ....both a
southern and northern economy
Enslaved people grew which of the following cash crops? (Select all that apply) - Answers cotton
sugar
tobacco
rice
West African women brought rice to North America hidden in their braids. - Answers TRUE
There were many different ways in which enslaved Africans resisted slavery and fought back against
enslavers. This included..... (select all that apply) - Answers running away
purposely working slower
breaking work tools and claiming they were accidents
poison, arson, and physically fighting and fighting back
, What groups were key in winning the Civil war for the Northern United States? (select all that apply) -
Answers free Black Men and Women
enslaved Africans
white and Black abolitionists
The legislation crafted in support of African Americans during Reconstruction was advanced by a small
number of ______________________ "who believed Black people deserved equality"? Select the
answer that would accurately fill in the blank. - Answers Republicans
The 13th Amendment established which of the following? - Answers The abolition of slavery and
involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime.
The Three-Fifths Clause/Compromise, which was passed in 1787, and then annulled in 1868 by the
14th amendment, established which of the following: - Answers A formula to count Black people
enslaved in the southern states for the purposes of Congressional representation.
The Black Codes refer to which of the following? - Answers A set of legal codes passed in the South to
harass, oppress, arrest, and re-enslave (via imprisonment) Black Americans post-Emancipation.
Considering all that Dr. Roberts explained, we can say that the Confederate flag is a symbol
representing which of the following? Check all that apply. - Answers Anti-Black Racism
The Confederacy
The KKK
White Supremacy
The lands that were known as "Indian Territory" were a result of the forced removal of Native
Americans from the Southeast and Midwest in the 1830s and 1840s? - Answers TRUE
According to the lecture, which of the following is true about "Black Wall Street"? Check all that apply.
- Answers Its businesses brought in millions of dollars for their African American owners
It helped spawn a group of influential and educated Black women and men.
Its success for Black people brought anger and jealousy from some white people.
Its avenues were lined with Black-owned cinemas, markets, shops and dental offices
Why is the summer of 1919 known as the red summer? Check all that apply. - Answers There was a
wave of lynchings, uprisings, and racial massacres in the Southwest.
There was a wave of lynchings, uprisings, and racial massacres in the Midwest.
There was a wave of lynchings, uprisings, and racial massacres in the Southeast.
The Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI was.....(select all that apply) - Answers a small group of
political activists
included professors from Temple University and Haverford College
The objectives of COINTELPRO were to identify, track, harass, discredit, infiltrate, destabilize, and
destroy enemies of the state. The most violent tactics were directed towards Black diaspora. -
Answers TRUE
COINTELPRO had informants in....(select all that apply) - Answers U.S. Steel
Mellon Foundation
Fraternal Order of Police
National Rifle Association (NRA)
The Presbyterian Church
2026
The term race is which of the following: - Answers Social Construct
The racial term "whiteness" was created to differentiate which groups? Select all that apply. -
Answers Irish
Indentured servants
English
Enslaved Africans
The "one drop rule" means that any person with even just one ancestor of African ancestry is
considered black. - Answers TRUE
Which of the following legal instruments further entrenched the racist ideas of "separate but equal"
and "Jim Crow" into U.S. law? - Answers Plessy v. Ferguson
Bonilla-Silva's theory of race called Color Blind racism, illustrates how American society refuses to
acknowledge or discuss the existence of racism. - Answers TRUE
Which of the following are major aspects, features and claims of Critical Race Theory (CRT)? Select all
that apply. - Answers It is skeptical about legal claims of neutrality, objectivity and colorblindnes.
It examines the relationships between "race", laws and legal practices
It prioritizes contextual and historical analysis in legal matters/justice
It recognizes that racism is endemic to American society/life
Which of the following is NOT a reason the sub-Saharan regions of the African continent were
[collectively] nicknamed "the Dark Continent" by some Europeans? - Answers Because the people
who inhabited those lands had dark skin
Select the answer that accurately presents the numbers of (a) linguistic families, (b) ethnic groups,
and (c) sub-ethnic groups that comprise the continent of Africa? - Answers 4 linguistic families, 800
ethnic groups, 3,000 sub-ethnic groups
Select three answers that reflect and summarize a few of the main points of Dr. Beeko's presentation
on Pre-Colonial Africa: - Answers Be critical/skeptical when consuming information from news-media
outlets about Africa.
Try gaining an "insider's perspective" when learning about other people/cultures.
Think of the African continent as a place of cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity.
2/3 of enslaved Africans ended up on sugar plantations in the Caribbean and South America. Only 4
percent ended up in North America. - Answers TRUE
Which of the following best completes the following statement, "Slavery was..... - Answers ....both a
southern and northern economy
Enslaved people grew which of the following cash crops? (Select all that apply) - Answers cotton
sugar
tobacco
rice
West African women brought rice to North America hidden in their braids. - Answers TRUE
There were many different ways in which enslaved Africans resisted slavery and fought back against
enslavers. This included..... (select all that apply) - Answers running away
purposely working slower
breaking work tools and claiming they were accidents
poison, arson, and physically fighting and fighting back
, What groups were key in winning the Civil war for the Northern United States? (select all that apply) -
Answers free Black Men and Women
enslaved Africans
white and Black abolitionists
The legislation crafted in support of African Americans during Reconstruction was advanced by a small
number of ______________________ "who believed Black people deserved equality"? Select the
answer that would accurately fill in the blank. - Answers Republicans
The 13th Amendment established which of the following? - Answers The abolition of slavery and
involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime.
The Three-Fifths Clause/Compromise, which was passed in 1787, and then annulled in 1868 by the
14th amendment, established which of the following: - Answers A formula to count Black people
enslaved in the southern states for the purposes of Congressional representation.
The Black Codes refer to which of the following? - Answers A set of legal codes passed in the South to
harass, oppress, arrest, and re-enslave (via imprisonment) Black Americans post-Emancipation.
Considering all that Dr. Roberts explained, we can say that the Confederate flag is a symbol
representing which of the following? Check all that apply. - Answers Anti-Black Racism
The Confederacy
The KKK
White Supremacy
The lands that were known as "Indian Territory" were a result of the forced removal of Native
Americans from the Southeast and Midwest in the 1830s and 1840s? - Answers TRUE
According to the lecture, which of the following is true about "Black Wall Street"? Check all that apply.
- Answers Its businesses brought in millions of dollars for their African American owners
It helped spawn a group of influential and educated Black women and men.
Its success for Black people brought anger and jealousy from some white people.
Its avenues were lined with Black-owned cinemas, markets, shops and dental offices
Why is the summer of 1919 known as the red summer? Check all that apply. - Answers There was a
wave of lynchings, uprisings, and racial massacres in the Southwest.
There was a wave of lynchings, uprisings, and racial massacres in the Midwest.
There was a wave of lynchings, uprisings, and racial massacres in the Southeast.
The Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI was.....(select all that apply) - Answers a small group of
political activists
included professors from Temple University and Haverford College
The objectives of COINTELPRO were to identify, track, harass, discredit, infiltrate, destabilize, and
destroy enemies of the state. The most violent tactics were directed towards Black diaspora. -
Answers TRUE
COINTELPRO had informants in....(select all that apply) - Answers U.S. Steel
Mellon Foundation
Fraternal Order of Police
National Rifle Association (NRA)
The Presbyterian Church
