Author
Who is the author of the short story "The Space Traders"?
Derrick Bell
What do the people call the aliens?
Space Traders
What was the president’s view/response, when discussing with the cabinet members, to the Space Traders’ offer?
He was in support of accepting the Space Traders' offers.
What day did the Space Traders say they would come back for an answer?
a) January 17
b) January 1
c) January 15
a) January 17
Name one of the author's occupation.
Law Professor
or
Civil Rights Lawyer
What is the name of the conservative black economics professor?
a) Jacob Howard
b) Gleason Golightly
c) Jim Bakker
b) Gleason Golightly
What treasures did the Space Traders NOT carry?
a) Gold
b) Medicine
c) Special chemicals
d) Safe nuclear engine and fuel
b) Medicine
What holiday was on the day the decision had to be made?
Birthday of Martin Luther King.
Where was the author from?
Pittsburgh, PA
What was the name of the gathering of black and liberal white politicians and civil rights representatives?
a) The Coal Trade
b) Trade Coalition
c) Anti-Trade Coalition
c) Anti-Trade Coalition
What was the Jews’ reason for being against the trade?
Concerned that they could become the scapegoats.
What day did the Space Traders' ships first land?
a) January 31, 2000
b) January 1, 2000
c) January 1, 2001
b) January 1, 2000
At what college did the author tenure?
Harvard
Who was Golightly’s hero?
a) George Washington
b) Booker T. Washington
c) George W. Bush
b) Booker T. Washington
WHAT did Professor Golightly propose to the leaders of the anti-Trade coalition in order to fight against the trade?
To give the oppositional stance of what they were about to adopt and urge the country to accept the Space Traders’ offer.
What day was the amendment scheduled for ratification?
a) January 10
b) January 20
c) January 15
c) January 15
When did the author publish "The Space Traders"?
a) 1872
b) 1992
c) 1898
b) 1992
What did the Trade call the secret committee that was selected to draft & distribute plans for massive disobedience?
a) Free the Blacks
b) Anne Frank Committee
c) African-American Kidnapping Plot
c) African-American Kidnapping Plot
WHY did Professor Golightly propose, the proposition he proposed, to the leaders of the anti-Trade coalition? (What was the reason behind his proposition)
Since the motivation for racism is the deeply held belief that black people should not have anything that white people don’t have, rather than resisting the offer, they would spread a rumor that the Space Traders are transporting them to a land of milk and honey (paradise)