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WorksheetsAfrican Americans in Modern America Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What movement promoted a shift towards an African-centered view of the world?
Afrocentrism
Pan-Africanism
Cultural Conservatism
Black Nationalism
Which criticism was directed at Afrocentrism?
Distorting history
Promoting cultural conservatism
Encouraging separatism
Ignoring African languages
Which country is NOT mentioned as a source of African immigrants to the United States?
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Kenya
Ghana
What cultural movement is synonymous with rap music?
Reggae
Jazz
Blues
Hip hop
Which subset of hip hop began to glorify gang culture?
Jazz rap
Trap music
Gangster rap
Afrobeat
Who wrote 'Beloved', a novel focusing on a former slave?
Maya Angelou
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Rita Dove
Which African American writer became the first African American Laureate?
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Rita Dove
August Wilson
Who became the first woman to produce her own talk show?
Oprah Winfrey
Robin Roberts
Viola Davis
Halle Berry
Which African American athlete won 6 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls?
Michael Jordan
Shaquille O'Neal
Lebron James
Kobe Bryant
What event promoted unity, spiritual renewal, and protest in 1995?
Black Lives Matter Rally
Civil Rights March
March on Washington
Million-Man March
Who founded the Martin Luther King Jr Center for Nonviolent Social Change?
Coretta Scott King
Rosa Parks
Jesse Jackson
Malcolm X
What term refers to the practice of using race to determine likelihood of committing crimes?
Racial profiling
Environmental racism
Cultural bias
Systemic inequality
Which natural disaster led to criticism of the government’s response to poor citizens?
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Harvey
Who won the 2008 Presidential Election?
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden
John McCain
Barack Obama
What act signed by Barack Obama is commonly referred to as 'Obamacare'?
Civil Rights Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Health Equity Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Who was the first African American attorney general?
Thurgood Marshall
Susan Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Eric Holder
What term describes the condition where races segregate after integration?
Racial profiling
Deintegration
Resegregation
Cultural separation
What is the name of the movement formed after the killing of Trayvon Martin?
Black Lives Matter
Million-Man March
Civil Rights Movement
Justice for All
Who said, 'The future belongs to those who prepare for it today'?
Marian Anderson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Marcus Garvey
