Topic 2.11 & 2.12 Quiz

What were the multiple functions of spirituals for enslaved people?

• Expressing creativity and communicating strategic information

• Promoting political organizing and mourning

• Sharing information and resisting dehumanizing conditions

• Articulating hardships and expressing hopes

Which religious practices did enslaved and free Afro-descendants follow?

• Islam and African-derived beliefs

• Christianity and Islam

• African-derived beliefs and syncretic forms of Christianity

• Christianity and African-derived beliefs

What were religious services and churches used for?

• Community gathering and sharing information

• Sharing information and political organizing

• Political organizing and mourning

• Community gathering and celebration

Who were some of the leaders involved in resistance to slavery?

• Denmark Vesey and Maria Stewart

• Henry Highland Garnet and Nat Turner

• Nat Turner and Denmark Vesey

• Maria Stewart and Frederick Douglass

What was the purpose of spirituals in relation to the Underground Railroad?

• To express hopes and dreams

• To articulate hardships and express hopes

• To communicate strategic information

• To resist dehumanizing conditions

What influences did African American creative expression draw upon?

• Ancestors, community members, and local European cultures

• Ancestors, community members, and local African and Indigenous cultures

• Ancestors, community members, and local Indigenous cultures

• Ancestors, community members, and local European and Indigenous cultures

What medium of storytelling and memory keeping did African Americans establish?

• Sculpture

• Quilt making

• Pottery making

• Painting

Which instruments did African Americans recreate using varied influences?

• Banjo, drums, and rattles from gourds

• Banjo, guitar, and flutes

• Banjo, drums, and flutes

• Banjo, guitar, and rattles from gourds

What musical genre did enslaved people create by combining Christian hymns with African elements?

• R&B

• Gospel

• Jazz

• Blues

Which African regions influenced the development of American blues?

• West Africa and East Africa

• North Africa and Central Africa

• East Africa and Southern Africa

• Senegambia and West Central Africa