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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Pass It On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the most respected citizen in Nine Miles?
(a) Cedella Marley.
(b) Omeriah Malcolm.
(c) Robert Malcolm.
(d) Nesta Marley.

2. What did Cedella's husband tell her the day after their marriage?
(a) He has a wife in another country.
(b) He is cheating on her.
(c) He does not believe her child is really his.
(d) He is leaving Nine Miles never to return.

3. How was a girl in Bob's culture seen if she was not pregnant by the time she was out of her teens?
(a) As intelligent and resourceful.
(b) As a barren and worthless woman.
(c) This is not considered.
(d) As prude and snobbish.

4. What did the rumors spread about Ras Tafari's childhood refer to?
(a) His supernatural powers.
(b) His parents' sudden and unexplained deaths.
(c) His friendships with women.
(d) His relationship with priests and other learned people.

5. How did Captain Marley die?
(a) From a heart attack.
(b) From old age.
(c) From a car accident.
(d) From a stroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Rastas surrounded Selassie's plane when he visited Jamaica in 1966?

2. Where did Bob Marley grow up?

3. When was Ras Tafari born?

4. What did Marley witness that shattered his illusions of grandeur with the African people?

5. According to one of the founding tenants of Rastafarianism, who was a prophet for the black people?

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