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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the chapter "Defending Our Name" what did Black women have to confront and redefine?

2. Who, in 1609, was sold to a group of Native Americans by Captain John Smith?

3. What did Ida B. Wells claim "should have a place of honor in every home"?

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

5. When did the first African men and women come to Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the differences between the Black and White women's organizations?

2. What was the purpose of the World Colombian Exposition of 1893?

3. Why did the chapter "Defending Our Name" state that Ida B. Wells should have been pleased?

4. What were Thomas Moss's final words before he was lynched in Tennessee?

5. What did the end of the chapter "Prelude to a Movement" state were the problems that educated Black women faced?

6. What headlines ran on Christmas Day in 1884 in the "Daily Appeal"?

7. What law did Virginia pass in regard to children born to Black female slaves and their masters?

8. How did Mary Ann Shadd Cary prove that she, as a Black woman, should have the right to vote?

9. What caused Mary Church Terrell to plunge head-first into a life of vibrant activism?

10. A month before Blacks set foot in Virginia, what laws did the House of Burgesses pass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Ida B. Wells is discussed in great detail. Discuss Well's accomplishments throughout her time as an activist.

Essay Topic 2

How did mainstream society depict Black women in media? What issues did Black women have with these depictions? What did Black women do to change these media representations?

Essay Topic 3

The book gives many different descriptions regarding Black women throughout history. Discuss the different social descriptions, the change of how society looked at Black women, and how they were able to help change the way that society looked at them.

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