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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 6 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 7 consists of one sentence that says Africans are NOT which of the following?
(a) Savages.
(b) Examples.
(c) Humans.
(d) Inspirations.

2. What is the main idea behind uplift suasion?
(a) That if Blacks embraced their own culture, they had a better chance of being acceptance.
(b) That if Blacks behaved admirably - which meant like White people - they had a greater chance of gaining acceptance.
(c) That if Blacks pretended to not be able to read, they had a better chance of gaining acceptance.
(d) That if Blacks became business owners themselves, they had a better chance of gaining acceptance.

3. What do assimilationists think about combatting racism?
(a) They think Black people need to transform themselves to become more like White people.
(b) The need to change people's minds through religion.
(c) They need to transform people's views of racism through pop culture.
(d) They think Black people need to read more White authors.

4. Where did Thomas Jefferson go upon his retirement from public life?
(a) Freedmont.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Monticello.
(d) Boston.

5. What did writer John Locke believe about Blacks?
(a) They were better musicians than whites.
(b) They had better physical health than Whites.
(c) They were more violent than Whites.
(d) They had less agile and developed minds than Whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kendi say he wanted to explore in writing Stamped From The Beginning?

2. What did the Curse Theory say about Africans?

3. Which country became the Eastern Hemisphere's symbol of freedom following a slave rebellion there in the late 1700s?

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

5. What new technology did members of the AASS rely on to spread abolitionist messages in 1835?

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