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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical period coincided with the decline of slavery in Britain?
(a) The Late Middle Ages.
(b) The American Revolution.
(c) The Industrial Revolution.
(d) The Renaissance.

2. What was an octoroon?
(a) A person who was 1/8th white.
(b) A person who was 1/8th Hispanic.
(c) A person who was 1/8th Native American.
(d) A person who was 1/8th black.

3. 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.

4. Tisby believes that white Christianity can learn from the Black church. What features of Black churches does he suggest white churches adopt?
(a) Cooking programs and potlucks.
(b) Spiritual songs and vocalizations.
(c) Scripture study and Sunday schools.
(d) Mutual aid programs and charities.

5. What year did Martin Luther King, Jr. write "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James Henley Thornwell, "The church can merely assert what the bible teaches, and must remain silent on that which the bible is silent" (85). What is the name of this doctrine?

2. According to Tisby, why have many conservative Christians turned away from the Black Lives Matter movement?

3. According to Tisby, what emotion prevents Christians from taking greter action against racism?

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

5. What was the name of the young Black man whose murder helped inspire #blacklivesmatter?

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