Question 1.
Question :
According to Paul and Elder, well-cultivated thinkers have the following attributes:
Student Answer:
They question minimally
They find information that coincides with their own positions
They are quick to judge and hold to their opinions
They struggle in communicating their idea to people they find ignorant
None of the above Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in the “Defining Critical Thinking” page found here: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/410
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Question 2.
Question :
Behind the “veil of color” DuBois claims that, although whites and blacks interacted in specific ways in day to day life in the South, they never:
Student Answer:
Really cared about one another
Shared trade skills with one another
Were able to interact in business transactions and labor
Were able to create a community of intellectual life and racial sympathy
None of the above Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in “Of the Sons of Master and Man” by W.E.b. DuBois.
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Question 3.
Question :
The theme of DuBois’ essay is best captured by which of the following statements
Student Answer:
The color line is a way of life in the South that will never end
The South is afflicted with prejudice and injustice
Being released from slavery was a difficult transition for African Americans
The South could be better if the government would help
Healing can only occur between white and black communities when they work together to strengthen and enfranchise all member of society. Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in “Of the Sons of Master and Man” by W.E.b. DuBois.
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Question 4.
Question :
Fallibility is the idea that:
Student Answer:
Our beliefs might be wrong
Our beliefs are subject to revision
Our beliefs are held without evidence
a and b
a and c Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found from the “Open-Minded Inquiry” page found here: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/open-minded-inquiry/579
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Question 5.
Question :
The components of critical thinking include:
Student Answer:
A set of skill that one can use to generate and evaluate beliefs
A set of beliefs that have been gathered from family and friends
The habit of using thinking to guide behavior
a and b
a and c Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in the “Defining Critical Thinking” page found here: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/410
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Question 6.
Question :
This is the term for presentation of an idea through one-sided and emotional rhetoric:
Student Answer:
Tolerance
Relativism
Propaganda
Television
Open-mindedness Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found from the “Open-Minded Inquiry” page found here: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/open-minded-inquiry/579
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Question 7.
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DuBois claims that this occurs when the stronger members in society do not protect the weaker members:
Student Answer:
The weaker members revolt
The weaker members can be taken advantage of by swindlers
The stronger members feel pity
The government ought to step in and help
None of the above
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in “Of the Sons of Master and Man” by W.E.b. DuBois.
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Question 8.
Question :
This is the main question that DuBois wants to examine in this essay
Student Answer:
What is the meaning of race?
How have African-Americans been treated in the past?
