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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tisby's statistical evidence, which modern American demographic is most likely to be religious?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Whites.
(c) Asians.
(d) Hispanics.

2. What year did the Constitutional Convention take place?
(a) 1785.
(b) 1772.
(c) 1781.
(d) 1787.

3. What was the Haitian Revolution?
(a) A rebellion of native Haitians against the English.
(b) A rebellion of the English against the French.
(c) A rebellion of enslaved people against their owners.
(d) A rebellion of indentured servants against their employers.

4. According to Tisby, how did most enslaved Blacks respond to the rise of Christian revivalist preachers in the 1700s?
(a) They converted to Christianity and integrated into white churches.
(b) They adopted Chrsitianity and made it their own.
(c) They considered Christianity, but chose another religion.
(d) They rejected Christianity and refused to convert.

5. In Chapter 1, Beverly Daniel Tatum defines racism as a combination of "prejudice" and another factor. What is the second factor?
(a) Bigotry.
(b) Planning.
(c) Ethnicity.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which English philosopher's work influenced the Declaration of Independence?

2. Who was the first black U.S. senator?

3. Which organization decided in the 1600s that baptism would not free enslaved people?

4. Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas?

5. What statement is NOT true of Charles Grandison Finney?

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