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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 24 - Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
(a) April 4, 1968.
(b) August 9, 1973.
(c) March 10, 1970.
(d) January 3, 1972.

2. Chapter 7 consists of one sentence that says Africans are NOT which of the following?
(a) Savages.
(b) Examples.
(c) Inspirations.
(d) Humans.

3. What did a New York Times editorial say about Malcolm X. in the wake of his death?
(a) That his life was strangely and pitifully wasted.
(b) That he had relied too much on charisma.
(c) That he should never have converted to Judaism.
(d) That he would be remembered as a student of non-violence.

4. What happened with the question of admitting Missouri as a state in the U.S. in the early 1800s?
(a) Missouri was not admitted to the U.S. as a state at all in the early 1800s.
(b) Missouri was admitted to the South as a free state in the early 1800s.
(c) Missouri was admitted to the U.S. as a slave state in the North, or Union.
(d) Missouri was admitted to the South as a slave state in the early 1800s.

5. What was Abraham Lincoln's most famous moniker?
(a) Abolitionist Abe.
(b) Famous Abe.
(c) Tricky Abe.
(d) Honest Abe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who held the theory that Blacks descended from a "Different Adam" than Whites?

2. Who beat Abraham Lincoln in a race for a Senate seat in 1858?

3. Which country became the Eastern Hemisphere's symbol of freedom following a slave rebellion there in the late 1700s?

4. What institution did Booker T. Washington attend?

5. What do Reynolds and Kendi call one of the most devastating executive orders of the twentieth century?

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