Question 10 Universities across the country institutionalize social hierarchies by the manner in…
Question 10 Universities across the country institutionalize social hierarchies by the manner in which they construct classrooms with the podium and screens towards the front. This forces students to see an instructor in front of them with a perception of authority.
o True
o False
Question 11 During much of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Europeans held similar views about freedom we would recognize today, like the ability to improve oneself, achieve socioeconomic success, and vote.
o True
o False
Question 12 What is James D. Rice’s thesis?
a. To understand Bacon’s rebellion you have examine the political rivalries that were happening in England resulting in the Glorious Revolution.
b. To understand Bacon’s rebellion you must examine the social and political dynamics between indigenous groups and their relationship with European settlers in the 100 years previous to the rebellion
c. Bacon’s rebellion was about the extermination of indigenous groups.
d. Bacon’s rebellion was about a disagreement between colonials over what to do with the Indians
Question 13 How did Jane Mt. Pleasant examine the evidence to arrive at her conclusions?
a. She examined the major differences between using plows and hoes for agricultural development
b. Her entire argument is based on soil understandings.
c. She used her knowledge of indigenous agricultural practices to critique Eurocentric approaches without any evidence
d. She used her knowledge of indigenous agricultural practices and soils to effectively critique previous Eurocentric approaches that had resulted in misguided interpretations
Question 14 Welcoming evidence that challenges your own or forces you to examine a new approach is something that did not concern indigenous people of the Americas because once they had arrived at their conclusions through critical thinking, there was nothing they could find to contradict their thinking.
o True
o False
Question 15 Racism is an expression of colonialism in the white community because it is an expression of self-hatred over the fear that supposed racially inferior people exist in their communities or that they have ancestors from racially inferior groups. This is due to the colonized mentality of wanting to become authentically white or like the conquering forces.
o True
o False
