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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the film Hoop Dreams released?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1997.

2. When did Harriet Tubman lead the Combahee River slave raid?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1863.

3. When was the author's ancestor Eliza born?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1919.

4. Who warned in 1995, "Most inner-city children grow up surrounded by teenagers and adults who are themselves deviant, delinquent or criminal. A new generation of street criminals is upon us--the youngest, biggest and baddest generation any society has ever known" (94)?
(a) Chester Pierce.
(b) Robert Park.
(c) John J. DiIulio.
(d) Isaac La Peyrere.

5. What did the author's father study in college?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Education.
(d) African American studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the National Black Feminist Organization formed?

2. Who stated, "America's Black community ... has turned America's major cities into slums because of laziness, drug use, and sexual promiscuity" (115)?

3. Who wrote The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea in 1453?

4. What are the offspring of the conjoined twins of racism and capitalism that threaten to kill them and all of us off, according to the author in Chapter 12?

5. When was Message to the Blackman in America written?

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