Black History Course Assessment

Question 1 of 30

He became known as ‘Mr. Civil Rights’.

Frederick Douglass Thurgood Marshall Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X

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Question 2 of 30

All were pull factors of the Great Migration, except for _____________________.

decreased in European immigration racial oppression more civil opportunities better living conditions

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Question 3 of 30

All are true about the Northern States during the American Civil War, except for _______________.

industrialised than the South all are slave states also called the Union home of the abolitionist movement

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Question 4 of 30

The preceding event before the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Emancipation Proclamation Bleeding Kansas secession of Southern States Nat Turner’s rebellion

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Question 5 of 30

A period in American history following the end of the Civil War.

Reintegration Reinvention Reconstruction Readmission

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Question 6 of 30

Examine the figure and identify the relation of enslaved population and cotton plantations.

Both in decreasing movement The enslaved population is sometimes higher than cotton production Cotton production is always higher than the enslaved population Both in an increasing movement

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Question 7 of 30

Examine the sources and identify what kind of plantation is depicted.

rice tobacco sugar cane cotton

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Question 8 of 30

Historians suggest that this kind of social and economic system was very similar to the 19th-century cotton and slavery-based society of Southern states.

colonialism mercantilism imperialism feudalism

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Question 9 of 30

The first colony which adopted anti-slavery resolution.

Pennsylvania Missouri Virginia New York

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Question 10 of 30

The President of the United States who mobilised federal troops during the Little Rock Nine Crisis in 1957.

Dwight Eisenhower Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 11 of 30

All were forms of acquiring enslaved people in Africa, except for ________________.

failure to pay debt punishment for crime war captives volunteer service

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Question 12 of 30

Which of the following is not true about the Reconstruction Era?

Existence of black codes. Male African-Americans exercised their right to vote. All African-Americans gained freedom. White supremacists group intimidated Black communities.

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Question 13 of 30

Which of the following was not a direct impact of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation?

It did not affect enslaved people in the Border States All enslaved people in the United States gained freedom. Many escaped Southern slavery. Some freed Black people joined the Union militia.

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Question 14 of 30

By the mid-18th century, Southern states did not rely on immigrants to work as enslaved people. What is the best reason behind this statement?

Transition to mechanised industries Immigrants were more expensive. Increase in birth rate among the enslaved population. Decrease in mortality rate

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Question 15 of 30

A form of settlement or mutual concession.

emancipation proclamation compromise proviso

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Question 16 of 30

In 1866, President Andrew Johnson vetoed a bill which aimed to extend the existence of the Freedmen’s Bureau. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

accepted paused rejected changed

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Question 17 of 30

During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Americas served as the source of which goods?

raw materials capital finish goods labour

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Question 18 of 30

Which of the following best shows racial equality?

recruitment in the military of all citizens Black communities in ghettos white-collar jobs for white Americans segregated textbooks in public schools

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Question 19 of 30

The 1896 Supreme Court decision over the Plessy v. Ferguson case challenged which Constitutional Amendment?

12th 13th 15th 14th

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Question 20 of 30

A turning point in African-American history in 1808.

rise of the civil rights movement abolition of the slave trade banning of slavery emancipation of enslaved people

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Question 21 of 30

Examine the source and identify which prominent figures of the civil rights movement are presented.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson and Malcolm X John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X and John F. Kennedy

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Question 22 of 30

An African territory which was established to resettle thousands of African emigrants upon the abolition of the slave trade.

Liberia Congo Sudan Mozambique

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Question 23 of 30

A method proposed and used in admitting Kansas and Nebraska to the Union in 1854.

democratic debate electoral referendum popular sovereignty population count

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Question 24 of 30

In 1851, she delivered her famous 'Ain’t I a Woman?' speech.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Ida B. Wells Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth

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Question 25 of 30

Prior to the American colonies, enslaved Africans were first sold to which islands?

Philippines Caribbean Indonesia Polynesia

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Question 26 of 30

They are known as the first African-American military aviators in the US Army Air Corps.

452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion Tuskegee Airmen 36th Colored Regiment Golden Thirteen

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Question 27 of 30

Examine the source and identify the situation depicted.

slave auction freeing of enslaved people plantation system slave trade

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Question 28 of 30

What is the main purpose of the 1787 Three-Fifths clause of the US Constitution?

representation in Congress prohibition of slavery national census division of Northern and Southern states

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Question 29 of 30

The NAACP, the most active civil rights organisation in the United States stands for ___________________________.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Assembly for the Aid of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Citizens Pride National Assembly for the Aid of Citizens Pride

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Question 30 of 30

All were presidential candidates in the 1860 elections, except for _______________.

John Bell Abraham Lincoln Henry Clay Stephen Douglas

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Lessons in this course

Part 1: Origins of African History in America
Part 1 Quiz: Origins of African history in America
Part 2: Slavery and the American Civil War, 1808-1863
Part 2 Quiz: Slavery and the American Civil War, 1808-1863
Part 3: African Americans during the Reconstruction Era
Part 3 Quiz: African Americans during the Reconstruction Era
Part 4: Era of the Civil Rights Movement
Part 4 Quiz: Era of the Civil Rights Movement
Part 5: Influential African Americans
Part 5 Quiz: Influential African Americans
Part 6: The 21st century: Black Lives Matter Movement
Part 6 Quiz: The 21st century: Black Lives Matter Movement
Black History Course Assessment
Black History Course