Unit 3/4 Vocabulary Quiz

What was the Great Migration?

• The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

• A historical period of extensive European exploration.

• The migration of birds across continents.

• A movement of African Americans from the South to the North for jobs.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

• A real estate boom in New York.

• A battle in World War I.

• A famous painting.

• An African American cultural movement in the 1920s.

What was the Red Summer?

• A celebration of the end of World War I.

• A series of race riots that occurred in 1919.

• The title of a popular song in the 1920s.

• A heatwave that occurred in 1919.

What is an Activist?

• A type of artist.

• A professional athlete.

• Someone who campaigns for political change.

• A type of diplomat.

What is 'The Blues'?

• A music genre that originated in the African American communities.

• A feeling of sadness.

• A type of dance.

• A color spectrum.

Which harmful media stereotype depicts Black women as loud, aggressive, and overly assertive, often ignoring their depth and complexity?

• The Strong Black Woman

• The Angry Black Woman

• The Caregiver

• The Femme Fatale

Which of the following was a key feature of the Reconstruction Amendments?

• The right of women to vote

• The expansion of slavery into new territories

• The granting of citizenship and equal protection under the law to formerly enslaved people

• The establishment of Prohibition

Henrietta Lacks’ cells were taken without her consent in 1951. What makes her HeLa cells unique?

• They are the only human cells with no DNA

• They multiply indefinitely in lab conditions

• They can only survive in space environments

• They were the first cells used for cloning experiments

Who is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Gynecology," despite his controversial experiments on enslaved Black women without anesthesia?

• Joseph Lister

• James Marion Sims

• Ignaz Semmelweis

• William Halsted

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws in the United States?

• To grant voting rights to all citizens

• To enforce racial segregation and discrimination

• To provide equal opportunities in education

• To abolish slavery in the South