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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Braintrusters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the first African men and women come to Virginia?
(a) 1619.
(b) 1734.
(c) 1687.
(d) 1567.

2. Who led the NCLU at its founding meeting in Washington, D.C. in 1869?
(a) Harriet Forten Remond.
(b) Isaac Meyers.
(c) Robert Purvis.
(d) Charles Remond.

3. What did Elise McDougald state was assuming a subordinate place in regard to feminists efforts?
(a) "The struggle of Black women alone."
(b) "The struggle of race."
(c) "The equality struggle."
(d) "The sex struggle."

4. Who was by law ordered to be whipped for laying with a negro in 1630?
(a) Hugh Davis.
(b) Richard Martin.
(c) Deacon Marks.
(d) Frederick Salts.

5. In 1941, who was the Secretary of War that Bethune wrote to regarding the war department's failure to invite the NCNW to a meeting that was organizing women for the war effort?
(a) Gordon M. Myers.
(b) Michael J. Simpson.
(c) Henry L. Stimson.
(d) Thomas J. Watters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment did Maria receive for attempting to burn down her master's home in Massachusetts?

2. How much money did the CWL successfully lobby to establish kindergarten classes in 1898?

3. How many Black female lawyers were there coming into the 1880's?

4. What exposition in 1893 presented Black women with the opportunity to address the redefining of the criteria of true womanhood?

5. In 1916, what group launched a campaign to save the home of Frederick Douglass from default?

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