AFRAS 170 Midterm Quiz Game

What commodities were central to early African trade between the north and south?

• Copper, spices, and silk

• Salt, gold, and ivory

• Iron, silver, and cotton

• Wheat, barley, and oil

What incorrect belief did Europeans hold about African contributions to culture?

• Africans only borrowed from other cultures.

• Africans influenced European art.

• Africans were the original creators of bronze work.

• Africans were natural-born leaders.

What is the primary objective of African music according to Samuel A. Floyd?

• To entertain and amuse

• To translate everyday experiences into sound

• To preserve political systems

• To separate the spiritual and material realms

According to Mbiti (Floyd's chapter), what is the role of the "orisha" in Yoruba tradition?

• They act as spiritual intermediaries between God and people.

• They exist as ordinary spirits with no divine purpose.

• They symbolize the separation of physical and spiritual realms.

• They were primarily mythological figures in African-American tales.

True or False: African traditional spirituality distinguishes strictly between the sacred and the profane.

• True

• False

True or False: African myths and legends serve as metaphors for existence and the nature of being.

• True

• False

True or False: The first Africans in English North America arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.

• True

• False

What was a common reason slave traders allowed captives to be redeemed?

• They wanted to build alliances with African communities.

• It was more profitable to accept ransoms.

• They were pressured by European governments to reduce the trade.

• It allowed them to ensure captives were sold quickly.

Who was the first casualty in the American Revolution, killed in the Boston Massacre?

• Crispus Attucks

• Peter Salem

• Gabriel Prosser

• Samuel Cornish

In what year did Denmark Vesey plan a revolt in Charleston?

• 1800

• 1812

• 1822

• 1831