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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, which of the following statements about Thomas Jefferson is NOT true?
(a) He drafted the Declaration of Independence.
(b) He opposed racial equality.
(c) He was an abolitionist.
(d) He was a slave-owner.

2. According to Tisby, what did Christianity become for enslaved Blacks?
(a) A source of hope.
(b) A source of controversy.
(c) A source of outrage.
(d) A source of despair.

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

4. Which activist claimed that, "There can be no deep disappointment without deep love" (19)?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(c) Ida B. Wells.
(d) Rosa Parks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tisby view the U.S. Constitution?

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

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

4. In the 1800s, the global demand for which product helped fuel the north American slave trade?

5. How does Tisby categorize his book, The Color of Compromise?

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