According to Kivel, “if only” statements are problematic because they ______.
A. overlook economic injustices
B. assume change can only happen at the institutional level
C. blame people of color for the shortcomings of White allies
D. represent unrealistic standards for White allies
Ans: C
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What did the Sixteenth Amendment do?
a) introduced an income tax b) gave women the right to vote c) banned the sale of alcohol d) repealed the ban against alcohol
Mayan writing is a __________ as well as a syllabic script, numbering some 800 signs.
a. Semaphoric. b. Alphabetic. c. Cryptographic. d. Glyphic.
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a. the modern universe no longer seems to have a built-in purpose. b. the modern universe is much older and infinite. c. in the modern view, God is no longer an active agent in human history. d. in the modern view, the earth is not the center of the universe. e. all of the above