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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What usually happened to enslaved people who were caught trying to escape?
(a) They were imprisoned.
(b) They were fined.
(c) They were hanged.
(d) They were exiled.

3. Following the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, a white lawyer claimed that all white Christians bore some responsibility. What was this lawyer's name?
(a) Billy Graham.
(b) Charles Morgan Jr.
(c) George Whitefield.
(d) Carolyn DuPont.

4. How did enslaved Blacks share messages about possible escape plans?
(a) In newspapers.
(b) In telegrams.
(c) In letters.
(d) In songs.

5. 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 rejected Christianity and refused to convert.
(c) They adopted Chrsitianity and made it their own.
(d) They considered Christianity, but chose another religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Black preacher helped found the African Methodist Episcopal Church?

2. What word does Tisby use to describe white Christianity's attitude toward racism?

3. Who was John Newton?

4. Who was the first Black preacher ordained in America?

5. Which piece of legislation prohibited Black people from gathering without white supervision?

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