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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Tisby, what is required to achieve "reconciliation" (15)?
(a) Grief.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Anger.
(d) Repentence.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many enslaved people were transported from Africa during the transatlantic slave trade?

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

(see the answer key)

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