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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the term for secret places where enslaved Blacks met to worship?
(a) Hush arbors.
(b) Confidential gardens.
(c) Hidden chambers.
(d) Quiet lanes.

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

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

4. Following the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, a white lawyer claimed that all white Christians bore some responsibility. What was this lawyer's name?
(a) George Whitefield.
(b) Charles Morgan Jr.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) Carolyn DuPont.

5. Which war allowed Britain to expand their territory in North America in the mid-1700s?
(a) The War of Spanish Succession.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The French and Indian War.
(d) The Anglo-Spanish War.

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

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

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

9. How many people attended the Cane Ridge Revival?
(a) 20-30,000.
(b) 5-10,000.
(c) 10-20,000.
(d) 30-40,000.

10. Which of the following is NOT a social issue the Benevolent Empire sought to address?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Abolitionism.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Abortion.

11. What word does Tisby use to describe white Christianity's attitude toward racism?
(a) Competitive.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Complicit.
(d) Combative.

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

13. What was the first higher education institution to accept women and Black people?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) St. John's College.
(c) Oberlin College.
(d) Stanford University.

14. Which church leader helped found The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG)?
(a) Thomas Bray.
(b) George Whitefield.
(c) Francis Le Jau.
(d) Jonathan Edwards.

15. Which English philosopher's work influenced the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Immanuel Kent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When were the Articles of Confederation ratified?

4. How did Columbus view the native inhabitants of the Americas?

5. Which Black preacher helped found the African Methodist Episcopal Church?

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