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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. What did Cedella want Bob to take advantage of in Kingston?
(a) The musical industry.
(b) The access to the upper-class.
(c) Cedella does not want Bob to go to Kingston.
(d) The superior education system.

2. Who became king of Ethiopia, granting Garvey renown and fame for predicting it in America and Jamaica?
(a) Haile Selassie.
(b) Bob Marley.
(c) Asfa Wossen.
(d) Peter Tosh.

3. How did Bob react to seeing his father for the first time?
(a) He cries.
(b) He hits the man.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He faints.

4. Where did Bob Marley grow up?
(a) In Wilmington, Delaware.
(b) In Brooklyn, New York.
(c) In Kingston, Jamaica.
(d) In Nine Miles, Jamaica.

5. Besides European influence, what type of traditions was Ras Tafari raised with?
(a) Native American traditions.
(b) He never revealed the traditions he was raised with.
(c) Shoan-Amharic traditions.
(d) Jamaican mystic traditions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was a pact made to prevent Tafari from gaining power?

3. What did the rumors spread about Ras Tafari's childhood refer to?

4. Who was convinced that an evil spirit is trying to do bad things to Cedella's child?

5. Why did Cedella go to the courthouse a few days after visiting Captain Marley?

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