ASAM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Smith7argues7that7the7value7of7the7"three7pillars/
logics"7model7of7understanding7white7supremacy7is7that7it7reveals7how7people7of7color,7w
hile7working7towards7their7own7liberation7and7advancement,7are7often7"seduced"7into7co
mplying7with7the7oppression7of7others.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔True
According7to7Karenga,7"submission"7is7a7"mode7of7domination"7by7which7groups7are7forc
ed7to7accept7the7forms7of7oppression7placed7upon7them.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔False
Which7is7the7MOST7accurate7definition7of7"Eurocentrism?7-7ans-
✔✔A7worldview7that7privileges7and7focuses7upon7the7thoughts,7practices,7knowledge,7hi
story,7systems7of7beliefs,7and7customs7of7the7western7world7and7people7of7western7Euro
pe
Which7of7the7following7is7the7MOST7accurate7definition7of7"discrimination,"7according7to7
Karenga?7-7ans-
✔✔An7act7or7behavior7which7denies7equal7access,7opportunities,7and7rights7to7persons7
because7of7prejudice7or7other7arbitrary7reasons.
Which7of7the7following7is7the7MOST7accurate7definition7of7"systemic7racism?"7-7ans-
✔✔A7means7of7denial,7deformation,7and7destruction7of7a7people's7history,7humanity,7and
7human7rights7based7exclusively7or7primarily7on7racial7difference.
"Nativism"7is7the7perception7among7white7Americans7that7Asians7are7the7racial7equivalen
t7to7"Native7Americans"7or7indigenous7populations.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔False
Which7of7the7following7statements7best7explains7Ancheta's7argument7that7Asians7have7b
een7treated7historically7as7"constructive7blacks?"7-7ans-
✔✔Asians7have7suffered7similar7historical7experiences7of7racial7discrimination7as7Blacks
/African7Americans.
Which7of7the7following7is7an7example7of7a7"relational"7treatment7of7race,7according7to7Mol
ina's7article?7-7ans-
✔✔All7of7the7above:7The7research7and7writings7of7historian7Carey7McWilliams,7The7rese
arch7of7Boyle7Heights7conducted7by7historian7George7Sanchez,7The7research7on7race7in7
19th7century7California7by7Tomas7Almaguer.
, Match7the7following7"pillars/
logics"7of7white7supremacy7to7the7corresponding7"anchor"7identified7in7Andrea7Smith's7ar
ticle.
-7Capitalism
-7Orientalism
-7Colonialism
-Slavery
-Genocide
-War7-7ans-✔✔Colonialism7:7Genocide
Capitalism7:7Slavery
Orientalism7:7War
Utilizing7your7knowledge7of7Smith's7article,7match7the7racial/
ethnic7populations7that7would7be7subjected7to/oppressed7by7the7different7"pillars/
logics"7listed7below:
-African/Black
-Asian/Arabic
-Indigenous/Native
-Genocide
-Slavery
-Orientalism7-7ans-✔✔African/Black7:7Slavery
Asian/Arabic:7Orientalism
Indigenous/Native7:7Genocide
Which7of7the7following7elements7are7part7of7Karenga's7definition7of7an7"ethnic7group?"7(3
)7-7ans-✔✔-Distinctive7cultural7traits7and7practices
-Common7historical7or7national7origin
-Shared7sense7of7community
Which7of7the7following7court7decisions7are7linked7together7in7articulating7that7non-
white7populations7in7the7United7States7had7no7civil7rights7that7courts7or7the7public7were7r
equired7to7recognize7or7defend?7(2)7-7ans-
✔✔People7vs.7Hall7(1854,7CA)7and7Dred7Scott7Vs.7Stanford7(1857)
The7practice7of7land7expropriation7(taking7of7privately7owned7land7under7the7authority7of7t
he7government)7began7the7process7of7racialization7Mexican7Americans7by:7-7ans-
✔✔Economically7transforming7Mexican7Americans7from7being7landowners7to7laborers.
The7Cherokee7were7not7forced7to7leave7their7homes7in7Georgia7under7the7terms7of7the7In
dian7Removal7Act7(1830)7because7they7had7successfully7undergone7the7process7of7"Am
ericanization"7and7had7proven7their7willingness7to7integrate7culturally7into7the7rest7of7the7
American7nation.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔False
ANSWERS
Smith7argues7that7the7value7of7the7"three7pillars/
logics"7model7of7understanding7white7supremacy7is7that7it7reveals7how7people7of7color,7w
hile7working7towards7their7own7liberation7and7advancement,7are7often7"seduced"7into7co
mplying7with7the7oppression7of7others.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔True
According7to7Karenga,7"submission"7is7a7"mode7of7domination"7by7which7groups7are7forc
ed7to7accept7the7forms7of7oppression7placed7upon7them.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔False
Which7is7the7MOST7accurate7definition7of7"Eurocentrism?7-7ans-
✔✔A7worldview7that7privileges7and7focuses7upon7the7thoughts,7practices,7knowledge,7hi
story,7systems7of7beliefs,7and7customs7of7the7western7world7and7people7of7western7Euro
pe
Which7of7the7following7is7the7MOST7accurate7definition7of7"discrimination,"7according7to7
Karenga?7-7ans-
✔✔An7act7or7behavior7which7denies7equal7access,7opportunities,7and7rights7to7persons7
because7of7prejudice7or7other7arbitrary7reasons.
Which7of7the7following7is7the7MOST7accurate7definition7of7"systemic7racism?"7-7ans-
✔✔A7means7of7denial,7deformation,7and7destruction7of7a7people's7history,7humanity,7and
7human7rights7based7exclusively7or7primarily7on7racial7difference.
"Nativism"7is7the7perception7among7white7Americans7that7Asians7are7the7racial7equivalen
t7to7"Native7Americans"7or7indigenous7populations.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔False
Which7of7the7following7statements7best7explains7Ancheta's7argument7that7Asians7have7b
een7treated7historically7as7"constructive7blacks?"7-7ans-
✔✔Asians7have7suffered7similar7historical7experiences7of7racial7discrimination7as7Blacks
/African7Americans.
Which7of7the7following7is7an7example7of7a7"relational"7treatment7of7race,7according7to7Mol
ina's7article?7-7ans-
✔✔All7of7the7above:7The7research7and7writings7of7historian7Carey7McWilliams,7The7rese
arch7of7Boyle7Heights7conducted7by7historian7George7Sanchez,7The7research7on7race7in7
19th7century7California7by7Tomas7Almaguer.
, Match7the7following7"pillars/
logics"7of7white7supremacy7to7the7corresponding7"anchor"7identified7in7Andrea7Smith's7ar
ticle.
-7Capitalism
-7Orientalism
-7Colonialism
-Slavery
-Genocide
-War7-7ans-✔✔Colonialism7:7Genocide
Capitalism7:7Slavery
Orientalism7:7War
Utilizing7your7knowledge7of7Smith's7article,7match7the7racial/
ethnic7populations7that7would7be7subjected7to/oppressed7by7the7different7"pillars/
logics"7listed7below:
-African/Black
-Asian/Arabic
-Indigenous/Native
-Genocide
-Slavery
-Orientalism7-7ans-✔✔African/Black7:7Slavery
Asian/Arabic:7Orientalism
Indigenous/Native7:7Genocide
Which7of7the7following7elements7are7part7of7Karenga's7definition7of7an7"ethnic7group?"7(3
)7-7ans-✔✔-Distinctive7cultural7traits7and7practices
-Common7historical7or7national7origin
-Shared7sense7of7community
Which7of7the7following7court7decisions7are7linked7together7in7articulating7that7non-
white7populations7in7the7United7States7had7no7civil7rights7that7courts7or7the7public7were7r
equired7to7recognize7or7defend?7(2)7-7ans-
✔✔People7vs.7Hall7(1854,7CA)7and7Dred7Scott7Vs.7Stanford7(1857)
The7practice7of7land7expropriation7(taking7of7privately7owned7land7under7the7authority7of7t
he7government)7began7the7process7of7racialization7Mexican7Americans7by:7-7ans-
✔✔Economically7transforming7Mexican7Americans7from7being7landowners7to7laborers.
The7Cherokee7were7not7forced7to7leave7their7homes7in7Georgia7under7the7terms7of7the7In
dian7Removal7Act7(1830)7because7they7had7successfully7undergone7the7process7of7"Am
ericanization"7and7had7proven7their7willingness7to7integrate7culturally7into7the7rest7of7the7
American7nation.7True7or7False?7-7ans-✔✔False