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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the antislavery clause removed from the Declaration of Independence?
(a) States that supported the slave trade won a Congressional vote.
(b) States that profited from the slave trade objected to its inclusion.
(c) States that opposed the slave trade offended the Founding Fathers.
(d) States that outlawed slavery launched a letter-writing campaign.

2. What term does Tisby use to describe Christianity that "embraces racial and ethnic diversity" (24)?
(a) Complicit Christianity.
(b) Courageous Christianity.
(c) Complacent Christianity.
(d) Conscientious Chrsitianity.

3. What was the first higher education institution to accept women and Black people?
(a) St. John's College.
(b) Oberlin College.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Harvard University.

4. What usually happened to enslaved people who were caught trying to escape?
(a) They were fined.
(b) They were hanged.
(c) They were imprisoned.
(d) They were exiled.

5. What religious beliefs did enslaved Blacks hold upon their arrival in North America?
(a) They had no religious beliefs of their own.
(b) They were primarily Jewish and Islamic.
(c) They practiced indigenous religions native to Africa.
(d) They had already converted to the Christian faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did enslaved Blacks share messages about possible escape plans?

2. At the Constitutional Convention, delegates allowed the question of slavery to be set aside for 20 years. What term has been used to describe this compromise?

3. Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas?

4. What year did the Constitutional Convention take place?

5. Which piece of legislation prohibited Black people from gathering without white supervision?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Tisby outlines arguments that white Christians used to justify slave-ownership. What are some of these arguments?

2. What evangelical Christian doctrines, outlined by Tisby in Chapter 3, can prevent these churches from taking a stance on social justice issues?

3. What was the impact of the Missouri Compromise?

4. What decisions were made at the Baptist General Committee of Virginia in 1790?

5. Why did the Episcopalian diocese originally refuse to admit St. Philip's church?

6. Why did some white Christians hesitate to baptize enslaved people?

7. Why did some slaveowners prefer to enslave Africans rather than Native Americans, as explained by Tisby?

8. Many white Christians believe that individual conversation and a spiritual awakening will naturally lead to racial equality. What is Tisby's perspective?

9. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

10. What was the Fugitive Slave Clause?

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