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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "Cotton Mather," Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did George Best observe about the Inuit people of northeastern Canada on his voyage in 1577?
(a) They were darker than people living in the south.
(b) They were shorter than people living in the south.
(c) They were taller than people living in the south.
(d) They were paler than the people living in the south.

2. Who killed Michael Brown?
(a) Dylann Roof.
(b) Dante Servin.
(c) George Zimmerman.
(d) Darren Wilson.

3. Who was responsible for the murders in the Charleson church shooting?
(a) Dylann Roof.
(b) Darren Wilson.
(c) George Zimmerman.
(d) Dante Servin.

4. Why did Richard Mather come to America?
(a) Religious persecution.
(b) To seek gold.
(c) To attend his arranged marriage.
(d) To evade the French authorities.

5. When did Freddie Gray die while in police custody?
(a) April 12, 2015.
(b) March 15, 2011.
(c) June 15, 2014.
(d) March 26, 2013.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fort were the Portuguese beginning building in 1481?

2. What was the principal Muslim trading depot that King John of Portugal set out to obtain?

3. To whom was Al-Hasan Ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi given after he was enslaved?

4. What theory did Aristotle develop to justify Greek superiority?

5. African Americans make up what percentage of the nation's prison population?

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