1. In the 1800s, the global demand for which product helped fuel the north American slave trade?
(a) Oil.
(b) Wool.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Steel.

2. What word does Tisby use to describe white Christianity's attitude toward racism?
(a) Complicit.
(b) Competitive.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Combative.

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

4. How many enslaved people were transported from Africa during the transatlantic slave trade?
(a) 20 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 15 million.

5. What year did the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing occur?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, a white lawyer claimed that all white Christians bore some responsibility. What was this lawyer's name?

2. How many people perished during the Middle Passage?

3. According to Tisby, when did Christianity arrive in Africa?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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