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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To be a Woman Sublime.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in 1609, was sold to a group of Native Americans by Captain John Smith?
(a) Thomas Slavern.
(b) Scott Maze.
(c) Frederick Glass.
(d) Henry Spelman.

2. According to an article in "The Independent," as referenced by the text in the chapter "Defending Our Name," what did White women prefer to happen to "keep their husbands straight"?
(a) That "their husbands do wrong with colored women."
(b) That "slaves were always on the verge of hostility."
(c) That "they find suitable White mistresses to ensure pure blood."
(d) That "the bastard children of their husbands were killed."

3. How much money did the CWL successfully lobby to establish kindergarten classes in 1898?
(a) $7,000.
(b) $12,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $4,000.

4. How many lynchings occurred in 1892?
(a) 255.
(b) 673.
(c) 168.
(d) 307.

5. What was the name of the first Black novel published in America? (1861)
(a) "A Story."
(b) "Freedom RIngs."
(c) "Clotel."
(d) "Black."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first Black child born in America?

2. Who was the author of the first Black novel written in America?

3. What was the name of the woman that taught former slaves in the 1860's in the South Carolina Sea Islands?

4. Who, at an 1869 convention, spoke in support of the Fifteenth Amendment?

5. What was established for the purpose of invalid girls to go and help the poor?

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