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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 13 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was one of Abraham Lincoln's monikers?
(a) The Great Debater.
(b) The Great Deal Maker.
(c) The Great Tea Maker.
(d) The Great Emancipator.

2. What does Kendi confess to the reader about when he began writing Stamped?
(a) He had not read any of Thomas Jefferson's writings.
(b) He did not want to write about racism.
(c) He had quite a few racist ideas himself.
(d) He had read all of Abraham Lincoln's writings.

3. When did Thomas Jefferson die?
(a) May 8, 1843.
(b) July 4, 1890.
(c) July 4, 1826.
(d) July 2, 1850.

4. Which Spanish ship carrying slaves was hijacked in 1619?
(a) The Santiago de Caligula.
(b) The San Juan Bautista.
(c) The Santa Maria Domingo.
(d) The Mariachi Marina.

5. What did the Climate Theory say about Africans?
(a) They were savages because of the cold climate they came from.
(b) They were savages because of the hot weather where they came from.
(c) They would only be able to work in places with similar climates to where they grew up.
(d) They were redeemable because of the churches in their homelands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beat Abraham Lincoln in a race for a Senate seat in 1858?

2. What was the title of the pamphlet David Walker wrote?

3. How was the world's first racist's book received by the public?

4. What did the Three-Fifths Compromise state?

5. Which book was the film The Birth of a Nation based upon?

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