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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did transatlantic ships carrying enslaved persons usually make port?
(a) Eastern Canada.
(b) The Caribbean.
(c) Western Europe.
(d) The East Indies.

2. How does Tisby view the U.S. Constitution?
(a) As a proslavery document.
(b) As a document that upholds the rights of Black people.
(c) As an antislavery document.
(d) As a document that takes no stance on racial issues.

3. Which enslaved person wrote an autobiography chronicling his experiences in the Middle Passage?
(a) Lemuel Haynes.
(b) Olaudah Equiano.
(c) Crispus Attucks.
(d) Richard Allen.

4. 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.

5. How does Tisby categorize his book, The Color of Compromise?
(a) Historical nonfiction.
(b) Historical fiction.
(c) Historical survey.
(d) Biography.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did "paternalist" (66) white Christians view Black people?

3. According to Tisby, what did Christianity become for enslaved Blacks?

4. What was the name of the Black writer who published an autobiography in 1861, detailing her experiences as a enslaved girl?

5. What was the impact of chattel slavery on Black families?

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