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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which enslaved person wrote an autobiography chronicling his experiences in the Middle Passage?
(a) Lemuel Haynes.
(b) Richard Allen.
(c) Olaudah Equiano.
(d) Crispus Attucks.

2. According to Tisby, what attracted most Black people to Christianity during the Colonial era?
(a) The prospect of higher wages.
(b) The chance to win the vote.
(c) The opportunity for education.
(d) The hope of earthly liberation.

3. Which of the following is NOT a social issue the Benevolent Empire sought to address?
(a) Abolitionism.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Alcoholism.

4. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?
(a) The mother's slave status.
(b) The mother's religion.
(c) The father's religion.
(d) The father's slave status.

5. Which organization decided in the 1600s that baptism would not free enslaved people?
(a) The Progressive National Baptist Convention.
(b) The United Daughters of the Confederacy.
(c) The Virginia General Assembly.
(d) The Pentecostal Fellowship of North America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What usually happened to enslaved people who were caught trying to escape?

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

4. When was the first Black Episcopal Church established in New York City?

5. In the seventeenth and eighteenth century, which regions received the largest number of enslaved persons?

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