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African American History Quiz #2

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state was the first Maroon (Free Black) community ever created in the United States?

a)
Florida
b)
Alabama
c)
Georgia
d)
Louisiana
2.

What is the name of the forced migration of Africans to the United States, South American, and Caribbean Islands?

a)
Middle Passage
b)
Transatlantic Slave Trade
c)
Colonial Trade Routes
d)
African Diaspora
3.

What was the name of the type of songs sung by African Americans during slavery?

a)

Negro Spirituals

b)
Folk Songs
c)
Hymns
d)
Ballads
4.

How were Black Americans disadvantaged in the education system?

a)
Black Americans had access to advanced placement courses.
b)
Black Americans were disadvantaged by segregation, underfunded schools, and discriminatory practices in the education system.
c)
All schools were integrated and had the same resources.
d)
Black Americans received equal funding as white students.
5.

Who led the largest March on Washington and what year did it occur?

a)
John Lewis, 1970
b)
Martin Luther King Jr., 1963
c)
Rosa Parks, 1960
d)
Malcolm X, 1965
6.

Which pioneer of the Black Arts Movement was from Newark, NJ?

a)
James Baldwin
b)
Amiri Baraka
c)
Zora Neale Hurston
d)
Langston Hughes
7.

Who was the leader if the Haitian Revolution?

a)
Alexandre Pétion
b)
Henri Christophe
c)
Toussaint Louverture
d)
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
8.

Which 20th century black entrepreneur showcased Black excellence through her hair products?

a)
Oprah Winfrey
b)
Rihanna
c)
Beyoncé
d)
Madam C.J. Walker
9.

Which Two Religions Were Combined From Ancient Africa ?

a)
Islam and Buddhism
b)
Hinduism and Judaism
c)

Voodun and Christianity

d)
Sikhism and Taoism
10.

What was the first African American religious denomination established within the United States?

a)
United Methodist Church
b)
National Baptist Convention
c)
African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME)
d)
Church of God in Christ
11.

What was the name of the all-Black communities developed by African Americans throughout the US during the early 19th century which had multiple Black owned businesses, Black schools, Black churches, etc. to enable African Americans to build wealth for their communities

a)

Black Wall Street

b)
African American towns
c)
Black settlements
d)
Community enclaves
12.

What is the purpose of the Jim Crow laws?

a)
To encourage integration of schools and public facilities.
b)
To promote equal rights for all citizens.
c)
To support economic development in Southern states.
d)
To enforce racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
13.

How did the use of photography of prominent African American figures such as Frederick Douglass, reshape the ways African Americans were viewed in American Society?

a)
Photography of prominent African American figures reshaped societal views by humanizing them and challenging stereotypes.
b)
Photography only reinforced existing stereotypes of African Americans.
c)
Prominent African American figures were often ignored in photography.
d)
Photography had no impact on societal views of African Americans.
14.

Which region in the United States did Slave Auctions take place?

a)
Midwestern United States
b)
Western United States
c)
Southern United States
d)
Northern United States
15.

Give at least 3 locations in Western Africa that enslaved Africans were primarily transported from?

a)

Senegambia

b)

Sierra Leone

c)
Ivory Coast
d)

None of Above

e)

All of Above

16.

What blockbuster superhero movie based in a utopian African country earned over $1.3 billion at the box office in 2018?

4 lines
17.

What is the primary focus of African American studies as described in the learning material?

a)

Analyzing the political systems of African countries

b)

Studying the economic systems in the African diaspora

c)

Analyzing the history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent in the U.S. and the African diaspora

d)

Focusing solely on the historical events in the U.S.

18.
The rebirth of African American arts and culture is known as:
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
Napoleonic Era
d)
Edwardian period
19.

Which organization was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois to fight for African American rights?

a)

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

b)

UNCF (United Negro College Fund)

c)

SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

d)

CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)

20.

By 2019, what percentage of African American adults had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher?

a)

13%

b)

23%

c)

33%

d)

43%

21.

Which polytheistic religion in West Africa believed spirits reside in all natural living things?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

Animism

d)

Islam

22.

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

It granted voting rights to African Americans.

b)

It abolished slavery in all states.

c)

It declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free.

d)

It ended the Civil War.

23.

Which African American woman was a prominent figure in the Underground Railroad?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Sojourner Truth

24.

What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?

a)

To promote African American culture

b)

To establish African American political parties

c)

To end racial segregation and discrimination

d)

To create separate schools for African Americans

25.

Which African American leader delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Malcolm X

26.

What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision?

a)

It established the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

b)

It granted voting rights to African Americans.

c)

It declared that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

d)

It upheld the legality of segregation in schools.

27.

Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?

a)

Alice Walker

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Toni Morrison

d)

Zora Neale Hurston