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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who argued in 1773, "All the vices which are charged upon the Negroes in the southern colonies and the West-Indies, such as Idleness, Treachery, Theft, and the like, are the genuine offspring of slavery" (117)?
(a) Benjamin Rush.
(b) Edward Byron Reuter.
(c) Jason Riley.
(d) Eric Holder.

2. Who wrote The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea in 1453?
(a) Addison Gayle Jr.
(b) Gomes de Zurara.
(c) Carl Linnaeus.
(d) Eleanor Holmes.

3. How much more likely are African Americans to die of cancer than Whites?
(a) 15%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 35%.

4. Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population does the author assert Black people comprise?
(a) 22%
(b) 16%.
(c) 13%.
(d) 5%.

5. What middle name did the author's father choose for the author when he was born?
(a) Conrad.
(b) James.
(c) Henry.
(d) Ellis.

Short Answer Questions

1. By how many votes did Donald Trump win the state of Wisconsin in the 2016 election?

2. Who signed the Immigration Act of 1924 into law?

3. According to Department of Education data, how many times more likely were Black students than White students to be suspended from public schools in the 2013-14 academic school year?

4. Where did the author perform in the final round of the Prince William County Martin Luther King Jr. oratorial contest described in the Introduction?

5. How many students attended the high school that the author attended?

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