Although she was angry with her sister’s position on marriage, Tenisha recognized that she could be wrong and needed to do more research before she drew a conclusion on this issue. Tenisha displayed which intellectual trait? (Points : 1)

Question

Although she was angry with her sister’s position on marriage, Tenisha recognized that she could be wrong and needed to do more research before she drew a conclusion on this issue. Tenisha displayed which intellectual trait? (Points : 1)

Answer 1

Is humility an intellectual trait?

Curiosity?

Answer 2

Are these your choices?

Humility
Courage
Empathy
Perseverance
Truth

Answer 3

yes those are my choices

Answer 4

Please check your text materials to see which of those words is an intellectual trait.

Answer 5

DEFINITELY CORRECT

Question 1. Question :
DuBois claims that after the Civil War, the courts and police forces led to the following outcomes:

Student Answer: They sought to create a new form of slavery by finding blacks guilty in all cases.
They created a sense in the black community that those convicted were always innocent, even when they were guilty.
They got out of control and went beyond their rights of punishment.
CORRECT All of the above
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in “Of the Sons of Master and Man” by W.E.b. DuBois.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:

Question 2. Question :
This person has a fanatical commitment to ideas and beliefs that can lead to negative outcomes and/or harmful behavior:

Student Answer: The Xenophobe
The Veracious
The Relativist
CORRECT The Zealot
None of the above

Question 3. Question :
In order to figure out the problem one wants to solve, one must:

Student Answer: Identify one’s point of view
CORRECT Express the question in several ways to clarify its meaning
Restrict claims to those supported by data
Ask others for advice
None of the above

Question 4. 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
CORRECT a and c

Question 5. Question :
DuBois claims that which of the following are the result of taking civilization and Christianity to other countries?

Student Answer: War
Murder
Slavery
Extermination
CORRECT All of the above

Comments:

Question 6. Question :
Which of the following standards of thinking relates to how one can determine if the answer to the question answers the complexity of the question?

Student Answer: Clarity
Relevance
CORRECT Depth
Accuracy
Fairness

Question 7. Question :
Which of the following standards of thinking relates to how one might verify the truth of a statement or claim?

Student Answer: Clarity
Relevance
Depth
CORRECT Accuracy
Breadth

Question 8. Question :
According to DuBois the color line is

Student Answer: The difference between how whites and blacks were treated in the South
A line between the North and South
CORRECT A boundary between white and black communities
All of the above
None of the above

Question 9. 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?
What lies ahead for America in the future?
CORRECT What are the relations between whites and blacks in the South?
None of the above

Question 10. 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
CORRECT Were able to create a community of intellectual life and racial sympathy
None of the above

Question 11. Question :
For John Dewey, open-minded inquiry is:

Student Answer: The virtue that prevents habit from making us unwilling to hear other ideas
Something only a child can do
For people who are weak in their beliefs
Reinforcing our own beliefs by talking with people who share those beliefs
CORRECT The childlike wonder and interest in new ideas

Question 12. Question :
Paul and Elder claim that all reasoning:

Student Answer: Seeks to defeat others in arguments
Has assumptions underneath it
Is expressed through ideas and concepts
a and b
CORRECT b and c

Question 13. Question :
This is the movement of the prisoner.

Student Answer: Shackled, set free, dragged out of the cave, sees the sun
Set free, sees the fire, shackled, walks out of the cave, sees the sun, goes back into the cave
CORRECT Shackled, set free, sees the fire, dragged out of the cave, sees the sun, goes back into the cave
Set free, sees the sun, dragged out of the cave, sees the fire, goes back into the cave
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in the reading from Book VII of Plato’s Republic.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:

Question 14. 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
CORRECT None of the above

Question 15. Question :
This is the way that people initially find themselves in the Plato’s cave allegory.

Student Answer: Staring at the fire behind them
CORRECT Shackled and facing a wall
In the sun
Going down into the cave
None of the above

Question 16. Question :
Although she was angry with her sister’s position on marriage, Tenisha recognized that she could be wrong and needed to do more research before she drew a conclusion on this issue. Tenisha displayed which intellectual trait?

Student Answer: CORRECT Humility
Courage
Empathy
Perseverance
Truth

Question 17. 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
CORRECT 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.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:

Question 18. Question :
Good critical thinkers:

Student Answer: Live in a self-centered manner in order to maximize their own personal gain
CORRECT Understand that they do not know everything
Are able and ready to manipulate others
Can get whatever they want
None of the above

Question 19. Question :
A stubborn view that is inflexible and not inquisitive is:

Student Answer: Relative
CORRECT Dogmatic
Subjective
Objective
Automatic

Question 20. Question :
DuBois claims that this occurs when the stronger members in society do not protect the weaker members:

Student Answer: The weaker members revolt
CORRECT 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