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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Emmett Till's murder occur?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

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

3. The Home Owners' Loan Corporation color-coded maps so mortgage lenders could assess risk. What discriminatory practice did these maps lead to?
(a) Blue-blocking.
(b) Blue-zoning.
(c) Redspotting.
(d) Redlining.

4. Who was the first Black preacher ordained in America?
(a) John Marrant.
(b) Lemuel Haynes.
(c) Jarena Lee.
(d) George Liele.

5. What historical period coincided with the decline of slavery in Britain?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The Late Middle Ages.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tisby, what political system was believed to be associated with the civil rights movement?

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

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

4. What word does Tisby use to describe white Christianity's attitude toward racism?

5. According to Tisby, which of the following statements about Thomas Jefferson is NOT true?

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