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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To Choose Again, Freely.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, at an 1869 convention, spoke in support of the Fifteenth Amendment?
(a) Donna Mary Banks.
(b) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(c) Frances Ellen Harper.
(d) Mattie Griffith.

2. What was the name of the first Black novel published in America? (1861)
(a) "Black."
(b) "A Story."
(c) "Freedom RIngs."
(d) "Clotel."

3. Who, in 1609, was sold to a group of Native Americans by Captain John Smith?
(a) Thomas Slavern.
(b) Henry Spelman.
(c) Scott Maze.
(d) Frederick Glass.

4. In what year did the Fifteenth Amendment pass?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1880.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first Black child born in America?

2. How many lynchings occurred in 1892?

3. What caused the death of both of Ida B. Wells' parents?

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

5. What was the name of the grocery that had been a target of White resentment?

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