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A quiz for review in linked learning class LNC 296 Souls of Black Folk
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1
Which Biblical Prophet do both MLK and Douglass quote?
Jeremiah
Isaac
Joshua
Isaiah
2
The prophet Amos cries out for God's people to let ______ "roll down like waters."
Love
Mercy
Justice
Peace
3
She was the first black woman licensed to preach in the AME church
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Jarena Lee
Sarah Grimke
4
What three linguistic elements are essential to all dialects?
phonology, lexicon and syntax
phonology, pronunciation and grammar
vocabulary, lexicon and syntax
syntax, grammar and phonology
5
White scholars (like Tyler and Frazer) have tended to
honor magic's knowledge of natural healing properties
see magic as a primitive and inferior stage of religion
see religion as a less intelligent world view than magic
make no separation between magic and religion
6
First American woman known to address crowd of blacks
and
whites on slavery and women's rights
Maria Stewart
Sojourner Truth
Jarena Lee
Angelina Grimke
7
When Douglass gave his famous speech of the 4th of July, he was _______.
none of the above
a free man
an escaped slave
a slave
8
William Seymour sparked the spread of Pentecostalism in the US when he led a revival HERE
Washington, DC
Azusa Street, Los Angeles
Corinthian Hall, New York
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
9
Missionaries found biblical support here to OPPOSE slavery:
Luke 4:18
Galatians 3:28
Leviticus 25
All the above
10
Where did Douglass deliver his speech?
Washington, DC
Gettysburg, MD
New York City
In front of the Lincoln Memorial
11
Uncle Tom's Cabin uses the vernacular to emulate ________________.
AE
AAVE
none of the above
SAE
12
Which linguist researched AAVE in inner-city Chicago?
Labov
Wolfram
Douglass
Whitman
13
M. L. King quotes this prophet: Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain made low.
Amos
Hosea
Isaiah
Jeremiah
14
According to NPR, Uncle Tom is ________.
the most enduring fictional abolitionist character
none of the above
the most sterotypcial slave character
the most demeaning fictional slave character
15
MLK's repetition of "I have a dream..." and "Free at last..." are examples of ______.
allusion
redundancy
anaphora
simile
16
Candidate for US President in 1980 and 1984, he led crowds in reciting "I am Somebody."
Jesse Jackson
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Al Sharpton
17
In Hoodoo, a charm or amulet used for protection is called
juju
mojo
all of these
gris gris
18
He founded the first all black denomination in the US
Howard Thurman
W.E.B. DuBois
Richard Allen
William Seymour
19
Our accent, or how we say our words, is referred to as _____________________.
phonology
syntax
pronunciation
Both A and C
20
He was an African American theologian, pastor, mystic, and mentor to M. L. King
Howard Johnson
Howard Thurman
William Seymour
Richard Allen
21
"Ruckus" is a vernacular example of _________.
syntax
phonology
all of the above
lexicon
22
Which of the following teachings of Christianity did slave masters NOT use?
There's a better home in heaven
Jesus proclaims release to the captives
Bear your cross with patience
Blessed are the meek
23
What is another word for lexicon?
phonology
syntax
accent
vocabulary
24
Pro-slavery preachers in the South liked to quote this passage from the Bible
Luke 4:18
Amos 5:3
Epheshians 6:5
Galatians 3:28
25
W.E.B. DuBois has the highest regard for this type of African American music:
gospel
spirituals
Holy Hip Hop
rural blues
26
Water imagery is used significantly in this work.
Uncle Tom's Children
"I Have a Dream"
"The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro"
Uncle Tom's Cabin
27
MLK and Douglass share a number of common elements in their speeches except_____.
standard use of English
religious allusions
time and place
tone/message
28
Psalm 137: "By the rivers of Babylon" is an essential element to what work?
"The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro"
Uncle Tom's Children
"I Have a Dream"
Uncle Tom's Cabin
29
Eddie Glaude identifies these 3 features of "African American Religion"
the preacher, the music, the frenzy
freedom, difference (resistance), open-endedness (hope)
oppression, despair, resilience
the prophet, the healer, the liberator
30
Sociologist, founder of an early version of the NAACP, author of The Souls of Black Folk
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ralph Ellison
James Cone
W. E. B. Du Bois
31
Which of these statements is NOT true about W.E.B. DuBois?
He was a Communist.
He got a Ph.D. from Harvard.
He was active in the Harlem Renaissance.
He was a poet and novelist.
32
She is the first woman to be named a bishop in the AME Church
Vahalia Jackson
Jarena Lee
Kimberly Daniels
Vashti McKenzie
33
Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Children?
Richard Wright
Eddie Glaude
MLK
Harriett Beecher Stowe
34
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech quotes from all the following EXCEPT:
The prophet Isaiah
The Qur'an
The prophet Amos
Mahatma Gandhi
35
Piecing together different traditions to create a hybrid form (like Hoodoo and Christianity)
syncretism
synderesis
syncopation
synthesis
36
What "great American" does MLK refer to in the opening of his speech?
Lincoln
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
37
"Thank God a'mighty I'm free at last" is a vernacular example of _______.
phonology
syntax
lexicon
all of the above
38
Sandy the conjurer gave him a root to keep him from being whipped
Gullah Jack
Frederick Douglass
WEB Dubois
High John the Conqueror
39
This 5-tone scale figures in the folk music of cultures from Africa to China
chromatic
pentagram
pentatonic
diatonic
40
He organized the Ministers' March for Justice in 2017 on the anniversary of King's march
Bishop T D. Jakes
Howard Thurman
Al Sharpton
Jesse Jackson
41
Ring shouts are characterized by which of the following
all the above
clapping and homemade instrument accompaniment
syncopated rhythms
counterclockwise circle dancing
42
Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Richard Wright
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglass
Eddie Glaude
43
Who researched AE as a way of understanding nonstandard dialects?
Whitman
Dougalss
Wolfram
Labov
44
DuBois identifies these three key features of African American religion:
community, ecstasy, recemption
preacher, people, passion
preacher, music, frenzy
music, mission, meeting place
45
Conjurer who helped with Denmark Vesey's slave rebellion in Savannah
Dinky
Sandy
Gullah Jack
High John the Conqueror
46
An energizing musical feature that shifts an accent to a normally unaccented beat
polyrhythm
pentatonic
syncretism
syncopation
47
W.E.B. DuBois finds all the following in African religion except
longing for heaven
nature worship
healing by medicine men/women
belief in elves and witches
48
Who does Lincoln "credit" for having started The Civil War?
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Richard Wright
Frederick Douglass
Sandy
49
Conjurer with more freedom than most blacks, because even whites sought his healing powers
High John the Conqueror
Sandy
Gullah Jack
Dinky
50
Douglass was an articulate man with Standard American English skills. Why?
He was completely self-taught.
Slaves were allowed to be educated during his time.
none of the above
The wife of his owner taught him basic literacy skills.
