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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Black preacher helped found the African Methodist Episcopal Church?
(a) Richard R. Jones.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Richard Allen.

2. Which piece of legislation prohibited Black people from gathering without white supervision?
(a) The Fourteenth Amendment.
(b) The Negro Act of 1740.
(c) The U.S. Constitution.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

3. What was the term used for the process of preparing slaves for their new life of bondage?
(a) Seasoning.
(b) Indoctrination.
(c) Hazing.
(d) Training.

4. Why was the antislavery clause removed from the Declaration of Independence?
(a) States that outlawed slavery launched a letter-writing campaign.
(b) States that profited from the slave trade objected to its inclusion.
(c) States that supported the slave trade won a Congressional vote.
(d) States that opposed the slave trade offended the Founding Fathers.

5. How does Tisby perceive racism?
(a) As a historical myth.
(b) As an inevitability.
(c) As a mystery.
(d) As a social construct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the Haitian Revolution take place?

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

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

4. Which English philosopher's work influenced the Declaration of Independence?

5. What was the Haitian Revolution?

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