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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "Cotton Mather," Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Rekia Boyd fatally shot?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) Houston.
(d) Chicago.

2. When was The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea written?
(a) 1469.
(b) 1426.
(c) 1453.
(d) 1498.

3. When did Jean Bodin theorize that "intimate relations between the men and beasts ... still give birth to monsters in Africa" (31)?
(a) 1499.
(b) 1562.
(c) 1576.
(d) 1598.

4. What fort were the Portuguese beginning building in 1481?
(a) Elmina.
(b) Atenia.
(c) Alitta.
(d) Ceuta.

5. Why did Richard Mather come to America?
(a) To evade the French authorities.
(b) Religious persecution.
(c) To seek gold.
(d) To attend his arranged marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the principal Muslim trading depot that King John of Portugal set out to obtain?

2. What name was Al-Hasan Ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi given when he was released from slavery?

3. How many times more likely are Black people to be incarcerated in comparison with their White counterparts?

4. To whom was Al-Hasan Ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi given after he was enslaved?

5. Who killed Michael Brown?

(see the answer key)

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