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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Preface - Chapter 1 (Pages 1-56).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did many Scottish men go to work as slave drivers during the years Britain had slaves working on its plantations?
(a) Eastern Europe.
(b) Micronesia.
(c) India.
(d) Jamaica.

2. What did the sign that Robert Relf put outside his house for sale in 1976 say?
(a) Will Shoot any Trespassers.
(b) No Blacks, Dogs, or Irish.
(c) For sale to an English family only.
(d) Go Away Non-Whites.

3. What city in Wales was the site of race riots on June 6, 1919?
(a) Newport.
(b) Ainsway.
(c) Anglesea.
(d) Martinique.

4. Where was Dr. Harold Moody born?
(a) London.
(b) Kingston, Jamaica.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

5. Which actor spoke about the lack of historical British films about Black people when speaking to Radio Times?
(a) Lenny Henderson.
(b) Chadwick Boseman.
(c) David Oyelowo.
(d) Idris Elba.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Abolition of Slavery Act introduced in the British Empire?

2. Which archaic law gave the police in Britain the power to stop, search and arrest anyone they suspected might commit a crime and that the police often used in the 1970s?

3. Which slave ship's image did abolitionist William Elford publish in 1788?

4. What important abolitionist group was established in the year 1787 in Britain?

5. What prompted the Brixton riots in 1981?

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