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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tisby, what did Christianity become for enslaved Blacks?
(a) A source of outrage.
(b) A source of controversy.
(c) A source of despair.
(d) A source of hope.

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

3. What was the result of Plessy vs. Ferguson?
(a) Racial segregation was upheld by the courts.
(b) Racial segregation was struck down by the courts.
(c) Private schools accepted Black students.
(d) Public schools accepted Black students.

4. According to Tisby, what organization worked to erect Confederate monuments after the Civil War?
(a) United Daughters of the Confederacy.
(b) Colonial Dames of America.
(c) Daughters of the American Revolution.
(d) Preservation of the Virginia Antiquities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which for the following is NOT a reason Robert Finley cited in his proposal to send Black people back to Africa?

2. According to Tisby, what kind of organization is the KKK?

3. What term does Tisby use to describe Christianity that "embraces racial and ethnic diversity" (24)?

4. In the 1800s, the global demand for which product helped fuel the north American slave trade?

5. What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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