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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Black and Blue"; "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning"; "Know Your Rights!"; "Composite Pops".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the estimates regarding how often an African-American is now killed by police within the United States, circa 2018?
(a) Every 2-3 days.
(b) Every 4-6 days.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every 5-8 days.

2. The author of the essay "Black and Blue" states that seeing a lone woman walking at night in Jamaica was as common a sight as the sight of what mythic creature?
(a) Unicorn.
(b) Loch Ness Monster.
(c) Sasquatch.
(d) Leprechaun.

3. What two things does Kevin Young state that people must not have done in a while if they are surprised by "a white lady darkening her skin and curling her hair"? (106)
(a) They have not read the newspapers or watched the news.
(b) They have not watched a sitcom or read a book.
(c) They have not been out of the house or been online.
(d) They have not opened their eyes or taken a walk.

4. At what age did the poet Phillis Wheatley die?
(a) 34.
(b) 28.
(c) 42.
(d) 38.

5. How many years elapsed between the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama and the shootings at the Emanuel Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina?
(a) 36.
(b) 41.
(c) 52.
(d) 64.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adverb is repeated 14 times within the poem "Queries of Unrest"?

2. Who requested an open coffin for Emmett Till's funeral and granted permission for photographs of his mutilated, lynched body to be taken and published?

3. For what ultimate purpose does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" start her search for primary sources regarding Phillis Wheatley's life?

4. In what decade did the the use of blackface begin?

5. In what year did Phillis Wheatley sail to London for a six week period in order to promote her poetry?

(see the answer key)

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