African American Studies - Unit 1 Quiz #1

What does African American Studies primarily examine?

• The history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent

• European colonial strategies

• Modern technological trends

• Global climate change

African American Studies emerged from which early endeavors?

• Black artistic, intellectual, and political endeavors

• Classical European art movements

• Scientific revolutions in Europe

• Early American industrialization

What interdisciplinary quality characterizes African American Studies?

• It combines scholarly inquiry from multiple disciplines to analyze Black experiences

• It focuses solely on literature

• It is limited to historical research

• It exclusively studies political systems

What movement marked the entry of Black students into predominantly white institutions?

• The Black Campus movement

• The New Negro movement

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Civil Rights movement

Which continent is considered the ancestral home of African Americans?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

How does African American Studies approach early African societies?

• By documenting innovations in arts, technology, politics, religion, and music

• By assuming African societies lacked complexity

• By focusing only on military achievements

• By comparing them solely to European societies

What misconception about early Africa does African American Studies dispel?

• That early Africa was undocumented and unknowable

• That it was completely isolated from global trade

• That it had no political organization

• That it only produced art

Which of the following is one of Africa’s five primary climate zones?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Polar

• Subarctic

Which major river is found in Africa?

• The Nile River

• The Amazon River

• The Mississippi River

• The Danube River

Africa’s proximity to major seas helped early societies establish connections via:

• Trade and cultural exchange

• Submarine communications

• Aerial navigation

• Rail networks