Sample Test Questions from the New, Ron Desantis-Approved AP African-American Studies
The curriculum of AP African-American Students was recently altered due to concerns from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The following sample exam questions reflect those changes:
In what year did racism in the United States officially end?
1964
1980
1987
America never exhibited any racism.
Martin Luther King Jr. once said he dreamed that his children “would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Why is this quote significant?
It is the only thing he ever said.
It is proof that America needs to stop discussing racism.
It is proof that the REAL racists are Democrats.
All of the above
In what year was the first African-American president elected?
2000
2008
2012
Our textbook doesn’t go this far due to complaints from the governor of Florida
In which of these American institutions can one witness the legacy of racism?
Policing
The criminal justice system
Congress
How dare you
Why is there no racism in Florida?
Racism cannot survive in Florida due to the warm climate
Florida’s loamy soil composition is inhospitable to racism
Racism migrated North to Canada in approximately 10,000 B.C.E.
The last known Floridian racist died in captivity more than 50 years ago
In Alabama Black people make up 28% of state residents but 54% of state prisoners. This is primarily due to:
Racism in the criminal code
Racist policing
Racial biases in juries
Hip-hop music
The College Board announced it would water down AP African-American Studies on the first day of Black History Month. This is an example of _________.
Irony
Metonymy
Caving to craven political influence
Strong leadership from Governor Ron Desantis (You can donate at RonDeSantis.com)
Essay prompts
In a 2014 essay the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates laid out the case for reparations. Without having read it, why is he wrong?
February is Black History Month. Shouldn’t there be a White History Month? Be specific.
Governor Ron Desantis required us to remove Critical Race Theory from this course; thus, you should not know what it is. Please provide an incorrect definition of Critical Race Theory to prove that you did not learn about it outside of school.
Some scholars have called the Black Lives Matter movement the natural continuation of the Civil Rights protests of the 1960s. You don’t believe that, right?
This course removed the concepts of intersectionality, Black feminist thought, and Black queer theory. What other areas of Black philosophical inquiry should the government ban from being taught?