ASAM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Smith4argues4that4the4value4of4the4"three4pillars/
logics"4model4of4understanding4white4supremacy4is4that4it4reveals4how4people4of4color,4w
hile4working4towards4their4own4liberation4and4advancement,4are4often4"seduced"4into4co
mplying4with4the4oppression4of4others.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔True
According4to4Karenga,4"submission"4is4a4"mode4of4domination"4by4which4groups4are4forc
ed4to4accept4the4forms4of4oppression4placed4upon4them.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔False
Which4is4the4MOST4accurate4definition4of4"Eurocentrism?4-4ans-
✔✔A4worldview4that4privileges4and4focuses4upon4the4thoughts,4practices,4knowledge,4hi
story,4systems4of4beliefs,4and4customs4of4the4western4world4and4people4of4western4Euro
pe
Which4of4the4following4is4the4MOST4accurate4definition4of4"discrimination,"4according4to4
Karenga?4-4ans-
✔✔An4act4or4behavior4which4denies4equal4access,4opportunities,4and4rights4to4persons4
because4of4prejudice4or4other4arbitrary4reasons.
Which4of4the4following4is4the4MOST4accurate4definition4of4"systemic4racism?"4-4ans-
✔✔A4means4of4denial,4deformation,4and4destruction4of4a4people's4history,4humanity,4and
4human4rights4based4exclusively4or4primarily4on4racial4difference.
"Nativism"4is4the4perception4among4white4Americans4that4Asians4are4the4racial4equivalen
t4to4"Native4Americans"4or4indigenous4populations.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔False
Which4of4the4following4statements4best4explains4Ancheta's4argument4that4Asians4have4b
een4treated4historically4as4"constructive4blacks?"4-4ans-
✔✔Asians4have4suffered4similar4historical4experiences4of4racial4discrimination4as4Blacks
/African4Americans.
Which4of4the4following4is4an4example4of4a4"relational"4treatment4of4race,4according4to4Mol
ina's4article?4-4ans-
✔✔All4of4the4above:4The4research4and4writings4of4historian4Carey4McWilliams,4The4rese
arch4of4Boyle4Heights4conducted4by4historian4George4Sanchez,4The4research4on4race4in4
19th4century4California4by4Tomas4Almaguer.
, Match4the4following4"pillars/
logics"4of4white4supremacy4to4the4corresponding4"anchor"4identified4in4Andrea4Smith's4ar
ticle.
-4Capitalism
-4Orientalism
-4Colonialism
-Slavery
-Genocide
-War4-4ans-✔✔Colonialism4:4Genocide
Capitalism4:4Slavery
Orientalism4:4War
Utilizing4your4knowledge4of4Smith's4article,4match4the4racial/
ethnic4populations4that4would4be4subjected4to/oppressed4by4the4different4"pillars/
logics"4listed4below:
-African/Black
-Asian/Arabic
-Indigenous/Native
-Genocide
-Slavery
-Orientalism4-4ans-✔✔African/Black4:4Slavery
Asian/Arabic:4Orientalism
Indigenous/Native4:4Genocide
Which4of4the4following4elements4are4part4of4Karenga's4definition4of4an4"ethnic4group?"4(3
)4-4ans-✔✔-Distinctive4cultural4traits4and4practices
-Common4historical4or4national4origin
-Shared4sense4of4community
Which4of4the4following4court4decisions4are4linked4together4in4articulating4that4non-
white4populations4in4the4United4States4had4no4civil4rights4that4courts4or4the4public4were4r
equired4to4recognize4or4defend?4(2)4-4ans-
✔✔People4vs.4Hall4(1854,4CA)4and4Dred4Scott4Vs.4Stanford4(1857)
The4practice4of4land4expropriation4(taking4of4privately4owned4land4under4the4authority4of4t
he4government)4began4the4process4of4racialization4Mexican4Americans4by:4-4ans-
✔✔Economically4transforming4Mexican4Americans4from4being4landowners4to4laborers.
The4Cherokee4were4not4forced4to4leave4their4homes4in4Georgia4under4the4terms4of4the4In
dian4Removal4Act4(1830)4because4they4had4successfully4undergone4the4process4of4"Am
ericanization"4and4had4proven4their4willingness4to4integrate4culturally4into4the4rest4of4the4
American4nation.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔False
ANSWERS
Smith4argues4that4the4value4of4the4"three4pillars/
logics"4model4of4understanding4white4supremacy4is4that4it4reveals4how4people4of4color,4w
hile4working4towards4their4own4liberation4and4advancement,4are4often4"seduced"4into4co
mplying4with4the4oppression4of4others.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔True
According4to4Karenga,4"submission"4is4a4"mode4of4domination"4by4which4groups4are4forc
ed4to4accept4the4forms4of4oppression4placed4upon4them.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔False
Which4is4the4MOST4accurate4definition4of4"Eurocentrism?4-4ans-
✔✔A4worldview4that4privileges4and4focuses4upon4the4thoughts,4practices,4knowledge,4hi
story,4systems4of4beliefs,4and4customs4of4the4western4world4and4people4of4western4Euro
pe
Which4of4the4following4is4the4MOST4accurate4definition4of4"discrimination,"4according4to4
Karenga?4-4ans-
✔✔An4act4or4behavior4which4denies4equal4access,4opportunities,4and4rights4to4persons4
because4of4prejudice4or4other4arbitrary4reasons.
Which4of4the4following4is4the4MOST4accurate4definition4of4"systemic4racism?"4-4ans-
✔✔A4means4of4denial,4deformation,4and4destruction4of4a4people's4history,4humanity,4and
4human4rights4based4exclusively4or4primarily4on4racial4difference.
"Nativism"4is4the4perception4among4white4Americans4that4Asians4are4the4racial4equivalen
t4to4"Native4Americans"4or4indigenous4populations.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔False
Which4of4the4following4statements4best4explains4Ancheta's4argument4that4Asians4have4b
een4treated4historically4as4"constructive4blacks?"4-4ans-
✔✔Asians4have4suffered4similar4historical4experiences4of4racial4discrimination4as4Blacks
/African4Americans.
Which4of4the4following4is4an4example4of4a4"relational"4treatment4of4race,4according4to4Mol
ina's4article?4-4ans-
✔✔All4of4the4above:4The4research4and4writings4of4historian4Carey4McWilliams,4The4rese
arch4of4Boyle4Heights4conducted4by4historian4George4Sanchez,4The4research4on4race4in4
19th4century4California4by4Tomas4Almaguer.
, Match4the4following4"pillars/
logics"4of4white4supremacy4to4the4corresponding4"anchor"4identified4in4Andrea4Smith's4ar
ticle.
-4Capitalism
-4Orientalism
-4Colonialism
-Slavery
-Genocide
-War4-4ans-✔✔Colonialism4:4Genocide
Capitalism4:4Slavery
Orientalism4:4War
Utilizing4your4knowledge4of4Smith's4article,4match4the4racial/
ethnic4populations4that4would4be4subjected4to/oppressed4by4the4different4"pillars/
logics"4listed4below:
-African/Black
-Asian/Arabic
-Indigenous/Native
-Genocide
-Slavery
-Orientalism4-4ans-✔✔African/Black4:4Slavery
Asian/Arabic:4Orientalism
Indigenous/Native4:4Genocide
Which4of4the4following4elements4are4part4of4Karenga's4definition4of4an4"ethnic4group?"4(3
)4-4ans-✔✔-Distinctive4cultural4traits4and4practices
-Common4historical4or4national4origin
-Shared4sense4of4community
Which4of4the4following4court4decisions4are4linked4together4in4articulating4that4non-
white4populations4in4the4United4States4had4no4civil4rights4that4courts4or4the4public4were4r
equired4to4recognize4or4defend?4(2)4-4ans-
✔✔People4vs.4Hall4(1854,4CA)4and4Dred4Scott4Vs.4Stanford4(1857)
The4practice4of4land4expropriation4(taking4of4privately4owned4land4under4the4authority4of4t
he4government)4began4the4process4of4racialization4Mexican4Americans4by:4-4ans-
✔✔Economically4transforming4Mexican4Americans4from4being4landowners4to4laborers.
The4Cherokee4were4not4forced4to4leave4their4homes4in4Georgia4under4the4terms4of4the4In
dian4Removal4Act4(1830)4because4they4had4successfully4undergone4the4process4of4"Am
ericanization"4and4had4proven4their4willingness4to4integrate4culturally4into4the4rest4of4the4
American4nation.4True4or4False?4-4ans-✔✔False