Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

What is African American Studies?

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main focus of African American Studies as described in the lecture?

a)

It is an interdisciplinary field that covers history, literature, art, culture, languages, religion, and contributions of African Americans.

b)

It is solely focused on the economic achievements of African Americans.

c)

It only examines the political movements led by African Americans.

d)

It is limited to the study of African American music and dance.

2.

African American Studies is not just a history class.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the term used for people who left the African continent primarily through the transatlantic slave trade?

a)

African diaspora

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Apartheid

d)

Colonial settlers

4.

Which of the following are included in the study of African American history?

a)

A) Major figures, empires, and events

b)

B) Only recent events

c)

C) Only literature

d)

D) Only music

5.

African American Studies explores the religion and traditions of African Americans as well as their contributions to art, literature, and music.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who was one of the main figures of the Harlem Renaissance mentioned in the passage?

a)

Claude McKay

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

Mark Twain

7.

Claude McKay was born in ______ so he could be considered Caribbean-American or African-American.

a)

Jamaica

b)

Haiti

c)

Barbados

d)

Trinidad

8.

The poem by Claude McKay talks about the fate of which group of people?

a)

African-Americans

b)

Native Americans

c)

Asian-Americans

d)

European immigrants

9.

Who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History?

a)

Carter G. Woodson

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Marcus Garvey

10.

Who is credited with the creation of Black History Week, which later expanded into Black History Month?

a)

Carter G. Woodson

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Frederick Douglass

11.

W.E.B. Du Bois was famous for being the first black man to earn a PhD from which university?

a)

Harvard

b)

Yale

c)

Princeton

d)

Stanford

12.

W.E.B. Du Bois continued to advocate for civil rights for African-Americans through his life.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Fill in the blank: In the early 1900s, he was one of the co-founders of the ______ that is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

a)

NAACP

b)

UNESCO

c)

NRA

d)

WHO

14.

Fill in the blank: The NAACP stands for the National Association for the ______ of Colored People.

a)

Advancement

b)

Association

c)

Alliance

d)

Assistance

15.

Fill in the blank: He wrote extensively about black history, African history, and their place and contributions to ______ history.

a)

world

b)

European

c)

ancient

d)

modern

16.

Fill in the blank: By the mid 20th century, colleges began to offer ______ studies or African-American studies as a major.

a)

black

b)

Asian

c)

European

d)

Latino

17.

Fill in the blank: African-American studies as a major tries to understand contemporary black Freedom struggles and place them in the context of all the ______ African-Americans have endured.

a)

history

b)

music

c)

languages

d)

festivals

18.

Fill in the blank: Woodson through the early 1900s was the editor of the Journal of Negro History and the Negro History Bulletin, combating negative portrayals in history in the ______.

a)

media

b)

schools

c)

churches

d)

government

19.

Fill in the blank: There are close ties to Africa in this course because it examines the development of ideas about Africa's history, framing Africa as a central to the story of ______-Americans.

a)

African

b)

Asian

c)

European

d)

Latin

20.

Fill in the blank: The early 1900s had Europe as a principal actor and only mentioned Africa as a ______ cast.

a)

supporting

b)

leading

c)

primary

d)

central

21.

Fill in the blank: Sometimes, even portraying Africa as an ______.

a)

ahistorical

b)

utopian

c)

technological

d)

mythical

22.

Fill in the blank: Place African-American studies puts Africa at the ______ of the discipline.

a)

center

b)

edge

c)

margin

d)

periphery

23.

Fill in the blank: The course will examine the continent's ongoing relationship with communities of the African ______.

a)

diaspora

b)

savannah

c)

empire

d)

rainforest

24.

Fill in the blank: The transatlantic slave trade continues to hold a place in the lives and minds of _________

a)

African-Americans

b)

Europeans

c)

Asians

d)

Australians

25.

Fill in the blank: Embrace their transnational Homeland and _______ sometimes claiming African roots.

a)

lineage

b)

heritage

c)

culture

d)

tradition

26.

Fill in the blank: The aim of the Civil Rights Movement was to dismantle the segregation system of ________ which put black and white students in different schooling systems.

a)

Jim Crow

b)

Apartheid

c)

Feudalism

d)

Caste

27.

Fill in the blank: The Black Power movement promoted black pride, self-determination, and ________.

a)

empowerment

b)

segregation

c)

assimilation

d)

discrimination

28.

Fill in the blank: The first case Sweat v. Painter in 1950 was about access to the ________.

a)

University

b)

Library

c)

Courtroom

d)

Hospital

29.

Who was the main plaintiff who argued that admission to the University of Texas law school should be allowed?

a)

Heman Sweatt

b)

Linda Brown

c)

James Meredith

d)

Oliver Brown

30.

What doctrine was established under Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Separate but equal doctrine

b)

Judicial review doctrine

c)

Clear and present danger doctrine

d)

Miranda rights doctrine

31.

Which Supreme Court case completely overturned the separate but equal doctrine?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

32.

The Brown v. Board of Education decision desegregated all public education.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which universities are mentioned as having significant resistance to black students enrolling in the 1960s?

a)

University of Mississippi and University of Alabama

b)

Harvard University and Yale University

c)

Stanford University and MIT

d)

Princeton University and Columbia University

34.

Who famously stood in front of the door of the main building at the University of Alabama to keep a black student from enrolling?

a)

Governor George Wallace

b)

President John F. Kennedy

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Senator Strom Thurmond

35.

Who was the black student that Governor George Wallace tried to prevent from enrolling at the University of Alabama?

a)

James Meredith

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

Rosa Parks

36.

The resistance to desegregation in the 1960s led to the creation of more African-American studies programs in higher learning institutions.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

From 1965 to 1972, the black campus movement saw hundreds of thousands of black students along with ______, Asian, and white allies leading protests across over a thousand universities and colleges. Fill in the blank.

a)

Latino

b)

Native American

c)

Pacific Islander

d)

Arab

38.

What was one of the most notable outcomes of the black campus movement in higher education?

a)

The establishment of black studies departments, with San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) being the first to create such a department.

b)

The elimination of all standardized testing requirements for college admissions.

c)

The creation of mandatory military training programs at universities.

d)

The introduction of tuition-free education for all students.

39.

The black campus movement led to the hiring of more black faculty and staff, resulting in significant changes in higher education.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The black campus movement led to the expansion of curricula to include which of the following?

a)

African-American History Literature

b)

European History

c)

Asian History

d)

None of the above

41.

San Francisco State College was the first to create a black studies department following a ______-month long student strike in 1968. Fill in the blank.

a)

5

b)

3

c)

7

d)

9

42.

The black campus movement also inspired similar efforts among other minority groups, leading to the creation of which studies programs?

a)

Native American studies and Asian-American studies programs.

b)

European studies and Latin studies programs.

c)

Business studies and Engineering studies programs.

d)

Medical studies and Law studies programs.

43.

Cultural centers, advising programs, and scholarships were created to help black students succeed academically on the black campus.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The first black student union was established at ______. Fill in the blank.

a)

San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University)

b)

Harvard University

c)

University of Alabama

d)

Howard University

45.

In 1965, which university marked a significant step in the black campus movement that was instrumental in transforming higher education?

a)

San Francisco State University

b)

Harvard University

c)

University of Alabama

d)

Yale University

46.

What is the third learning objective of African-American studies as mentioned in the passage?

a)

To explain how African-American studies enriches the study of early Africa and its relationship to communities of the African diaspora.

b)

To describe the economic impact of African-American music on global markets.

c)

To analyze the influence of African-American cuisine on European traditions.

d)

To summarize the contributions of African-American athletes to Olympic history.

47.

According to the passage, what is the birthplace of all humanity as stated by paleontologists?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

48.

What is the name of the earliest known ancestor of Homo sapiens found in Ethiopia in 1974?

a)

Lucy

b)

Ardi

c)

Toumai

d)

Laetoli

49.

What major ancient civilization is mentioned in the passage for its architectural feats that are still around today?

a)

The Egyptians

b)

The Romans

c)

The Greeks

d)

The Mayans

50.

Fill in the blank: The ___ Empires were among the richest in the world and were centers of learning where scholars sought new knowledge.

a)

Ghana, Mali, and Sanai

b)

Roman, Greek, and Persian

c)

Ottoman, Mughal, and British

d)

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

51.

The course will examine the development of arts, architecture, technology, politics, religion, and music in early African societies.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Fill in the blank: The medieval empires of ___ are examples of flourishing civilizations in West Africa.

a)

Ghana, Mali, Sanai, Great Zimbabwe, Congo

b)

Rome, Greece, Egypt, Persia, Babylon

c)

China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand

d)

Aztec, Inca, Maya, Olmec, Toltec

53.

One goal of the course is to dispel misconceptions about Africa, such as the idea that Africa is an ahistorical place where technological innovations did not originate.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Fill in the blank: Recent research has shown that Africa is a ______ continent with complex societies throughout history that have made enduring contributions to humanity.

a)

diverse

b)

isolated

c)

monotonous

d)

primitive

55.

Timbuktu in the old Songhai Empire was the center of knowledge with the most ________ and libraries in the world.

a)

universities

b)

palaces

c)

markets

d)

temples

56.

African societies were globally connected through ________ before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.

a)

trade

b)

warfare

c)

colonization

d)

isolation

57.

Empires in East Africa that gained wealth from overseas trade conducted between the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula, and India were known as ________.

a)

empires in East Africa

b)

nomadic tribes

c)

European colonies

d)

desert kingdoms

58.

Major African figures like Mansa Musa are known for making their ________ or pilgrimage to Mecca in the Middle Ages because of all the gold that he was dispensing along the way.

a)

Hajj

b)

Jihad

c)

Safari

d)

Exodus

59.

African-American studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines the history, culture, and contributions of the African diaspora.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

African-American studies started as an effort to preserve black history and dispel negative portrayals of black people in places in history.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Main figures you should remember in African-American studies are Carter G. Woodson and W.E.B. Du Bois.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

History is central to African-American studies and the diaspora experiences a transnational attachment to Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Black studies programs were adapted by colleges and universities as a result of the Civil Rights and black campus movements.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

African-American studies embraces Africa's rich history from ancient civilizations to its latest contributions.

a)

True

b)

False