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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 13 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Thomas Jefferson in 1776?
(a) 33.
(b) 76.
(c) 16.
(d) 40.

2. What did the Curse Theory say about Africans?
(a) That the Salem Witches had cast curses on them.
(b) That they had intentionally cast a curse on themselves.
(c) That they were a cursed people because of God's will.
(d) That they had accidentally cast a curse on themselves.

3. Who did W.E.B. Du Bois give credit to in his graduation speech at Harvard?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. Where did W.E.B Du Bois go to college?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) University of Pennsylvania.
(d) Yale University.

5. What was the book that the world's first racist wrote titled, according to Reynolds and Kendi?
(a) Marshall Your Courage.
(b) The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea.
(c) Prince Henry's Tome.
(d) Prince Harold's Praise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Cotton Mather write?

2. Which scientist in Chapter 12, the father of American anthropology, measured skulls as an indicator of intelligence?

3. Who bought some of the first slaves to come to America from Africa?

4. In which year did President Woodrow Wilson win the U.S. presidency?

5. Chapter 7 consists of one sentence that says Africans are NOT which of the following?

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