African-American Philosophy Quiz 1
1. According to Cornel West, Plato and Du Bois posed the fundamental challenges to his (West's) basic aim in life.
a) True.
b) False.
2. According to Cornel West, to engage in a serious discussion of race in America, we must begin with the problems of black people and then move to the flaws in American society.
a) True.
b) False.
3. According to Cornel West, he and his wife's fantasy, is:
a) to eat soul food at Sweetwater's.
b) to give lectures on both Plato and Du Bois.
c) to drive to New York without encountering any race matters.
d) to get rid of racism in America.
e) none of the above.
4. According to Cornel West, what happened in Los Angeles in April of 1992 was:
a) a race riot.
b) a class rebellion.
c) not a largely male display of justified social rage.
d) an expression of utter fragmentation by a powerless citizenry.
e) none of the above.