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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 24 - Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which law did Bill Clinton introduce in 1994 that affected Blacks disproportionately and negatively?
(a) The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act.
(b) The Crime and Punishment Act.
(c) The Pearl Harbor Act.
(d) The Brady Act.

2. Which scientist in Chapter 12, the father of American anthropology, measured skulls as an indicator of intelligence?
(a) Marshall Morton.
(b) Samuel Morton.
(c) Jefferson Morton.
(d) Michael Morton.

3. When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
(a) August 1864.
(b) April 1865.
(c) February 1862.
(d) January 1863.

4. When did the Civil War end?
(a) January 1958.
(b) August 1868.
(c) March 1834.
(d) April 1865.

5. What do Reynolds and Kendi say race has been in American history throughout the ages?
(a) A solvable problem.
(b) A nightmare.
(c) A strange and persistent poson.
(d) An enigma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the main female character in Tarzan?

2. Which formerly enslaved woman wrote an antislavery book?

3. Who wrote the book The Bell Curve?

4. The year Thomas Jefferson died, about how much debt did he have?

5. What did a New York Times editorial say about Malcolm X. in the wake of his death?

(see the answer key)

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