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AFRAS 170A Final Quiz Game

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited as the "father of Black Studies" and played a critical role in initiating the Black Studies movement at San Francisco State University?

a)

Cornel West

b)

Maulana Karenga

c)

Nathan Hare

d)

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

2.

The Million Man March was led by whom, and in what year?

a)

Minister Elijah Muhammad, 1975

b)

Minister Malcolm X, 1965

c)

Minister Khalid Muhammad, 1995

d)

Minister Louis Farrakhan, 1995

3.

The Afro-American Studies department at Harvard University was officially approved in:

a)

March 1968

b)

April 1969

c)

May 1971

d)

June 1973

4.

What is one of the major critiques Asante offers regarding education in African American communities?

a)

Too much emphasis on European languages

b)

Overfunding of public schools in Black neighborhoods

c)

A curriculum that is culturally irrelevant and historically sanitized

d)

Lack of interest in the humanities

5.

Alain Locke’s *The New Negro* sought to:

a)

Reject political literature

b)

Promote empowered Black identity

c)

Encourage migration to Africa

d)

Criticize the Harlem Renaissance

6.

What sparked the Monroe NAACP's practice of armed self-defense?

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Klan violence and local inaction

c)

Court ruling on integration

d)

NAACP directive

7.

What was Robert F. Williams accused of in 1961, prompting his exile?

a)

Bombing a federal building

b)

Tax evasion

c)

Kidnapping a white couple

d)

Practicing law illegally

8.

The primary goal of the Republic of New Africa was to:

a)

Desegregate public schools

b)

Create a Black nation in the U.S. South

c)

Gain congressional seats

d)

Build a litigation network

9.

Who was a founding leader of the RNA and shaped its government?

a)

Charles Williams

b)

Imari Obadele

c)

Huey P. Newton

d)

Amiri Baraka

10.

According to Malcolm X, racial issues can best be solved through:

a)

Black self-respect and independence

b)

White liberal funding

c)

Christian church reliance

d)

Integration into white institutions

11.

Malcolm X's pilgrimage to Mecca influenced him to:

a)

Reject religion

b)

Intensify racial rhetoric

c)

Embrace universal brotherhood

d)

Promote global isolation

12.

What was Malcolm X's main critique of Christianity?

a)

It promoted brotherhood

b)

It was less popular

c)

It supported white supremacy

d)

It encouraged rebellion

13.

What disproportionate impact did the Vietnam War have on Black soldiers?

a)

Noncombat roles

b)

Higher casualty rates

c)

Draft exemptions

d)

Promotion priority

14.

Carter G. Woodson criticized Negro education because it:

a)

Encouraged independence

b)

Promoted racial critique

c)

Was imitative of Eurocentric Cultural Education

d)

Showcased cultural uniqueness

15.

Woodson believed history’s true value was to:

a)

Memorize facts as they are

b)

Help us to understand present context

c)

Uphold beliefs

d)

Emulate past success

16.

Which Black labor union was founded by A. Philip Randolph?

a)

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

b)

Black United Front

c)

Congress of Racial Equality

d)

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

17.

The Harlem Renaissance was fueled by:

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Great Migration

d)

American Revolution

18.

What did Du Bois advocate at the Pan-African Congress (1919)?

a)

Economic investment

b)

Military alliances

c)

Colonial rule elimination

d)

Racial political rights worldwide

19.

Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial concert responded to:

a)

Carnegie Hall ban

b)

Rejection from Constitution Hall

c)

Dismissal of Hubert Harrison

d)

Tuskegee Airmen segregation

20.

Who was a key Harlem Renaissance folklorist?

a)

Richard Wright

b)

James Baldwin

c)

Toni Morrison

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

21.

The _______ Renaissance redefined African American identity through artistic, musical, and political innovation.

a)

Harlem

b)

Chicago

c)

Paris

d)

Harlemville

22.

Which African American explorer was part of the first successful U.S. expedition to the North Pole?

a)

A. Philip Randolph

b)

Benjamin Singleton

c)

Matthew Henson

d)

Robert Smalls

23.

Malcolm X’s view of race relations shifted after his _______ to Mecca.

a)

pilgrimage

b)

speech

c)

arrest

d)

debate

24.

Carter G. Woodson emphasized that a meaningful curriculum for Black students must include _______ history and philosophy.

a)

African

b)

Asian

c)

European

d)

Latin American

25.

The Million Woman March was held in _______ in 1997 and led by Phile Chionesu.

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Chicago

c)

Atlanta

d)

Los Angeles

26.

25. The _______ Highway employed a significant number of Black soldiers and advanced military integration during WWII.

a)

Alcan

b)

Lincoln

c)

Pacific

d)

Liberty

27.

Toni Morrison was a cultural figure in the social consciousness movement and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The Republic of New Africa demanded $400 billion in reparations from the U.S. government.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The First Pan-African Congress immediately resulted in colonial policy changes by European powers.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Charles Drew’s medical advancements on blood plasma were used to save his own life after an accident.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The Black Panthers and Nation of Islam both emphasized Black self-determination and defense.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

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

a)

Copper, spices, and silk

b)

Salt, gold, and ivory

c)

Iron, silver, and cotton

d)

Wheat, barley, and oil

33.

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

a)

Africans only borrowed from other cultures.

b)

Africans influenced European art.

c)

Africans were the original creators of bronze work.

d)

Africans were natural-born leaders.

34.

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

a)

To entertain and amuse

b)

To translate everyday experiences into sound

c)

To preserve political systems

d)

To separate the spiritual and material realms

35.

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

a)

They act as spiritual intermediaries between God and people.

b)

They exist as ordinary spirits with no divine purpose.

c)

They symbolize the separation of physical and spiritual realms.

d)

They were primarily mythological figures in African-American tales.

36.

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

a)

True

b)

False

37.

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

a)

True

b)

False

38.

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

a)

True

b)

False

39.

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

a)

They wanted to build alliances with African communities.

b)

It was more profitable to accept ransoms.

c)

They were pressured by European governments to reduce the trade.

d)

It allowed them to ensure captives were sold quickly.

40.

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

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Peter Salem

c)

Gabriel Prosser

d)

Samuel Cornish

41.

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

a)

1800

b)

1812

c)

1822

d)

1831

42.

What practice among African American slaves symbolized their cultural and spiritual resilience?

a)

The ring shout

b)

The plantation mission

c)

Catechism

d)

The slaveholders' Bible study

43.

True or False: The Haitian Revolution inspired African rebellions in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Fill in the Blank: The first Black newspaper in the United States, the Freedom’s Journal, was founded by John Russwurm and _______.

a)

Samuel Cornish

b)

Benjamin Banneker

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Harriet Tubman

45.

Which law mandated the return of escaped enslaved individuals?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

46.

Who led the rebellion in Southampton, Virginia, in 1831?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Denmark Vesey

c)

Gabriel Prosser

d)

Stono

47.

True or False: Gabriel Prosser's revolt involved over 2,000 Africans.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What was the significance of slave rebellions in the context of Pan-Africanism?

a)

They solely sought to overthrow colonial governments.

b)

They were early forms of resistance that connected African descendants through shared struggle.

c)

They were isolated events without broader cultural significance.

d)

They focused on adopting European revolutionary ideals.

49.

Which African cultural element persisted strongly among enslaved populations?

a)

Europeanized religious practices

b)

African kinship and brotherhood consciousness

c)

Complete assimilation into Western traditions

d)

Systematic isolation from cultural roots

50.

True or False: Slave rebellions were often dismissed as having no connection to broader revolutionary movements or ideologies.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

True or False: Pan-Africanism began solely as a 20th-century political movement.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Which of the following best describes Richard B. Moore’s argument about African history?

a)

African history has been widely recognized and preserved by Western historians.

b)

There has been a deliberate attempt by Western Europeans to erase African history.

c)

African history only became significant in the 20th century with the rise of Pan-Africanism.

53.

What was one of the earliest and most influential Black regiment to be formed during the Civil War?

a)

The 55th Massachusetts Regiment

b)

The Buffalo Soldiers

c)

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment

d)

The Freedmen Fighters

54.

Who was the leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Robert Gould Shaw

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Peter Salem

55.

True or False: Frederick Douglass encouraged African Americans to join the Union Army.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

True or False: The Black Seminole rebellion was one of the smallest revolts in U.S. history.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What answer aligns most with the primary goal of the African Civilization Society?

a)

To repatriate all African Americans to Liberia

b)

To evangelize and develop Africa while combating slavery

c)

To establish African Americans as plantation owners in the U.S.

d)

To promote intertribal trade in Africa

58.

Which region and people were the focus of the African Civilization Society's settlement efforts?

a)

The Mande of Liberia

b)

The Mende of Sierra Leone

c)

The Yoruba of Nigeria

d)

The Asante of the Gold Coast

59.

True or False: Henry Highland Garnet is known as the Father of Liberation Theology.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

True or False: The African Civilization Society promoted cotton cultivation as a way to undermine the American slavery-based economy.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

What was the name of Garnet's newspaper that ran weekly?

a)

United States Clarion

b)

Freedom Journal

c)

The North Star

d)

The Crisis

62.

What best describes Harlem’s transformative impact on African American cultural identity and its challenge to global racial hierarchies?

a)

The Harlem Renaissance was an exclusive literary movement that focused solely on written expression.

b)

Harlem was a multifaceted hub of artistic, musical, and political innovation that redefined Black identity on a global scale.

c)

Harlem was a center for commercial and economic ventures that prioritized profit over cultural expression.

d)

Harlem was a region that promoted assimilation into dominant European cultural norms while downplaying African heritage

63.

True or False: The concept of agency is a cornerstone of Afrocentric thought, emphasizing self-determined action.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False: European interpretations claimed nothing original occurred in Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was formed under the leadership of Governor ______ of Massachusetts.

a)

John Andrew

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Thadeus Stevens

d)

Steven Miller

66.

The Haitian Revolution concluded in what year with the defeat of the French?

a)

1797

b)

1804

c)

1777

d)

1850

67.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in the early 20th century to address issues of racial inequality.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What did Booker T. Washington advocate for?

a)

Immediate civil rights and direct political activism.

b)

Gradualism and economic self-sufficiency

c)

Abolition of slavery

d)

Full suffrage for African Americans

69.

What was a major migration movement of African Americans from the South to the Midwest and West in the late 19th century?

a)

The Sharecropper Movement

b)

The Underground Railroad

c)

The Kansas Exodus

d)

The Westward Expansion

70.

Who was the leading advocate for industrial education for African Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Marcus Garvey