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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people perished during the Middle Passage?
(a) About 2 million.
(b) About 500,000.
(c) About 750,000.
(d) About 1 million.

2. According to Tisby, American evangelism in the 1970s became synonymous with "whiteness" and which political party?
(a) The Libertarian Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Grand Old Party (GOP).
(d) The Green Party.

3. How did Joseph H. Jackson view Martin Luther King, Jr.'s activities during the civil rights movement?
(a) He considered King a "pioneer."
(b) He considered King a "hero."
(c) He considered King a "misguided soul."
(d) He considered King a "hoodlum."

4. Which English philosopher's work influenced the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(c) Immanuel Kent.
(d) John Locke.

5. On what day in 1865 did enslaved people in Texas learn of their emancipation?
(a) June 19th.
(b) June 11th.
(c) June 23rd.
(d) June 7th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing occur?

2. Which U.S. president did Jerry Falwell's organization famously support?

3. Who coined the phrase, "Black Power"?

4. What popular conspiracy theory about Barack Obama did Donald Trump support?

5. According to Tisby, during which period of American history did race NOT determine a person's station in society?

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