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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prelude to a Movement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Virginia law, if a Christian was found to "commit fornication" with a Negro man or woman, how would his fines multiply?
(a) By two.
(b) By four.
(c) By six.
(d) By three.

2. According to the text, what were Black women "especially adept" at doing to their masters?
(a) Poisoning them.
(b) Seducing them.
(c) Burning fields.
(d) Escaping them.

3. How many Black female lawyers were there coming into the 1880's?
(a) 5.
(b) 17.
(c) 10.
(d) 54.

4. Who was lynched at the opening of the book?
(a) Shawn Morgan.
(b) Stewart Wells.
(c) Derrik Jones.
(d) Thomas Moss.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Black washerwomen announce that they were going to charge a standard rate for their work? (1866)

2. Who was the author of the first Black novel written in America?

3. What, by order of the House of Burgesses, were masters of slaves able to do to their servants?

4. Who, at an 1869 convention, spoke in support of the Fifteenth Amendment?

5. Where did Lucy C. Laney graduate from?

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