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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eugene V. Debs ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States several times as a candidate for what political party?
(a) The Democratic Party
(b) The Youth International Party
(c) The Socialist Party of America
(d) The Green Party

2. Noam Chomsky is an Institute Professor and Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at what institution?
(a) Princeton University
(b) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(c) Harvard University
(d) The University of Oxford

3. Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against what governor?
(a) William Berkeley
(b) Augusto César Sandino
(c) Andrew Jackson
(d) Jonathan Schell

4. What was Malcolm X’s birth name?
(a) Malcolm Wilson
(b) Malcolm Little
(c) Malcolm Anderson
(d) Malcolm Richards

5. In what year was Mary Dyer executed?
(a) 1703
(b) 1599
(c) 1660
(d) 1690

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Indonesian invasion of East Timor take place?

2. When did the Cuban War of Independence take place?

3. On Columbus’s second voyage for the King and Queen of Spain, he was unable to locate gold so he instead filled his ships with how many slaves?

4. Why does author Zinn make the argument that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary?

5. What title refers to the fictional story of a woman put on trial in 1747 for having an illegitimate child?

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