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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the seventeenth and eighteenth century, which regions received the largest number of enslaved persons?
(a) The Caribbean and South America.
(b) Africa and Australia.
(c) Europe and Asia.
(d) North and Central America.

2. According to Tisby, when did Christianity arrive in Africa?
(a) The 5th-6th century.
(b) The 7th-8th century.
(c) The 1st-2nd century.
(d) The 3rd-4th century.

3. During the early colonization of the Americas, which crop was most profitable?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Corn.

4. How did Columbus view the native inhabitants of the Americas?
(a) As skilled laborers.
(b) As spiritual equals.
(c) As fellow citizens.
(d) As potential slaves.

5. Who was John Newton?
(a) An emancipated slave.
(b) A priest and slave-trader.
(c) A foreign missionary.
(d) A pastor and politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tisby, what is required to achieve "reconciliation" (15)?

2. In Chapter 1, Beverly Daniel Tatum defines racism as a combination of "prejudice" and another factor. What is the second factor?

3. According to slave codes, what determined whether a child was born free or enslaved?

4. Which white man married Metoaka, also known as Pocahontas?

5. Which enslaved person wrote an autobiography chronicling his experiences in the Middle Passage?

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