This is a quiz written for an Eastern Washington University course titled Introduction to Black Culture taught by history and Black Studies professor John A. Hardin

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Eastern Washington UniversityEWU Digital CommonsAfricana Studies Program Publications1-1-1990Humanities 214: Introduction to Black CulturequizEastern Washington University. Africana Studies ProgramJohn A. HardinFollow this and additional works at: https://dc.ewu.edu/africana_pubsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by EWU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Africana Studies ProgramPublications by an authorized administrator of EWU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact jotto@ewu.edu.Recommended CitationEastern Washington University. Africana Studies Program and Hardin, John A., "Humanities 214: Introduction to Black Culture quiz"(1990). Africana Studies Program Publications. 17.https://dc.ewu.edu/africana_pubs/17EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY BLACK STUDIES/HUMANITIES 214 QUIZ I& t!.Q.1 RECORD YOUR ANSWERS ON THESE PAGES. ALL ANSWERS HUST BE RECORDED ON THE ANSWER SHEET. PLEASE READ EACH QUESTION THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY. DARKEN OUT THE APPROPRIATE LETTER ON THE ANSWER SHEET. YOU HAY LEAVE WHEN FINISHED. GOOD LUCK. 1. Of the following student organizations, which one directly contributed to the establishment of the discipline of Black Studies: a)Black Student Union bl Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee c) students for A Democratic Society 2 Black culture became the objective of Black Studies. Of the following, which one ls not a central element of the study of Black culture: a)technologlcal development b)rellglon c)social organization d)politics J. The socidl concerns of the Black Studies discipline focused on all but one of lhe following: a)increasing and improving the Black student presence on college campuses b)enhancing treatment of Black students on campus c)generating an acceptance by non-Blacks of Black culture d)producing a Black intelllgentla willing to serve the needs of the Black community. 4. Black Sludies ls the subjective and personalized the multidimensional aspects of Black thought and in their current and historical unfolding. a)true study of practice b)false 5. Professor Karenga argues that to study Black culture and social change properly one must study seven basic areas of culture and apply both correctives and critiques. a)true b)false 6. Black history, according to the text, is both a theoretical and practical element of Black Studies because it helps to free Black culture from alien hands. a)true b)false 7. Black history is an exclusive element of Black culture does not permit interaction with other parts of culture. a)true b)false and Black 8. Professor Karenga contends that history is defined by basic characteristics. Which one of the following is not one of these characteristics: a)hurnan b)social c)conflictual l d) permanent 9. In the rationale for the study of Black history, the text argued that man struggles with four major oppositions. Which of the following is not one of these: a)nature b)other humans c)society d)spirituality 10. The text contends that struggle in its full diversity is the motive force of history although specific struggles over race or class may express themselves in a given socio-historical setting. a)true b)false 11. Black history contributes to the Intellectual and political emancipation of Blacks in all but one of the following: a)promotes racial confidence b)source of understanding society and world c)provides models to emulate d)allows for self - understanding e)measure of a people's humanity 12. Egypt has been perceived by Eurocentric writers as a part of European culture and not Africa. a)true b)false 13. Afrocentricity means that values and analyses are taken from an African perspective. a)true b)false 14. According to C.A. Diop, Egyptians made significant contributions to the development of the ancient Roman philosophy elements of which are found in the American legal system. a)true b)false 15. Which of the following will not make the study of African history problematic: a) oral hi story b )vastness c)Europeanization d)multilinguality 16. Kenyan archeologist Louis s. B. Leakey, Sr. discovered hominid fossils in the Olduvai Gorge that supported his thesis that Africa might be the birthplace of b..QmQ._ ~aru~-a)true b)false 17. The twenty districts of ancient lower and upper Egypt were unified in 3200 B.C.E. by a)Khufu b)Zoser c)Aha Menes d) Imhotep 18. The architect of the Third Dynasty of Pharoahs in Egypt was a)Cheops b)Glzeh c)Imhotep d)Narmer 19. The Egyptian culture originated from the land to the south known as a)Kenya b)Zimbabwe c)Ghana d)Ethlopia e)Ham 20. The ancient west African state that emerged in 300 C.E. and ended politically about 1240 was a)Axum b)Punt c)Ghana d)Mali 21. The most definitive report of ancient west African culture was the Descrii;ition 2i ti!ll..th Africa (1067) written by a)al-Yaqubi b)al-Bakri c)Ibn Hawqal d) Tarikh as - Sudan 2 22. Th e west African cap1tdl city that had t wo secti ons-one for the king and his people and the other for Musl im traders -was a)Walata b)Gao c)Timbuktu d)Kumbi-Saleh 23. The Berber Muslims that led a campaign of reli gi ous against west African populations were the b)Almoravids c)Fatimids d)Abbasids war fare a )Moors 24. Muslim merchants from across the Sahara sold al l but one of the following to their west African markets: a )sa lt b) sil k c)timepieces d)silver 25. The first. Malian emporer who created t his strong state wa s a)Tunkamenin b)Sundiata c)Mahmud Kati d)Nlani 26. The Malian king who made a b_g_li in 1324-1325 and put Mali on world maps was a)Askia b)Mansa Musa c) Tu nkamen in d )Tichtl 27. The Moorish architect from Granada that influenced west African religious architecture was a)as-Saheli b) Tarik h c)Rex Melli d)El Idrisi 28. The warrior-king that recaptured Timbuktu in 1468 and r uled the kingdom of Songhai for 28 years using br utality and tyranny was a)Sunnl Ali Ber b)as Sadi c)Kankan Musa d )Go nga Musa 29. The west African ruler who ruled from 1493 to 1529 , used Islamic law in his administration and reinstituted l ear ning and culture in Gao, Jenne and Timbuktu was a)Ahmad Baba b)Tenkamenin c)Askia Muhammad d)Sunni Toure 30. Classical African history tends to rely on oral his tory rather than written materials though they exist in se l ected areas of the continent. a)true b)false 31. The significance of slave revolts int United States foc used on all but one of the following: a)military effect i venes s b)rebel leadership c)effects on the slaveholders d )e ff ects on other slaves and their descendents 32 The 1831 sldve revolt that was based on the i nterna l deba t es overt slavery and religious - political visions was led by a)Prosser b)Stono c)Vesey d)Turner 33. The ship mutiny led by Joseph Cinque in 1839 whic h eventually permitted the captives to return to Africa occurred on the a)Jolly Bachelor b)Amistad c)Little George d)Somerset 34. Maroon or runaway slave communities sought in varyi ng ways to duplicate the African societies from which they came. a)true b)false 3 35. The Af ro- Ind ia n a l liances occured only in the deep south s uch as So ut h Car oli na and Florida. a )true b)false MATCHING Match Co lumn B with Column A. A B 36 . Sank ore a. gene ral who served under 37. Muhammad Toure Sunni Ali 38 . Mansa Musa b. described Ghana as "Land of 39 . Imh ot ep Gold" 40 . al - Fazari c. university at Timbu ktu ca lled intellectua l center of Muslim world d. made "hajj" to Mecca in 1324- 1325 e. built first great pyramid under pharoah Zoser 4 ANSWER SHEET Name 1. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 51. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 2 . (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 52. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 3. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 53. (a) ( b) ( C ) ( d) ( e) 4 . ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 54. (a) ( b) ( C ) ( d) ( e ) 5. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 55. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 6 . (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 56. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 7 . (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 57. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 8. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 58. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 9 . (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 59. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 10. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 60. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 11. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 61. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 12. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 62. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 13. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 63. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e) 14. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 6 4. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 15. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 65. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 16. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 66. (a) ( b ) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 17. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 6 7. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 18. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 6 8. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 19. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 69. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e) 20. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 70. (a) ( b) ( C ) ( d) ( e ) 21. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 71. ( a ) ( b) ( C ) ( d) ( e ) 22. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 7 2. (a) ( b ) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 23. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 73. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 2 4. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 7 4 . (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 25. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 75. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e) 26. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 76. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 27. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 77. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 28. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 78. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 29. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e) 79. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 30. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 80. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 31. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 81. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 32. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 82. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 33. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 83. (a) ( b) ( C ) ( d) ( e ) 34. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 8 4 . (a) ( b) ( C ) ( d) ( e ) 35. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 85. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 36. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 8 6. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 37. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 87. ( a ) ( b) ( C ) ( d ) ( e ) 38. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 88. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 39. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 89. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 40. ( a ) (b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 9 0. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 41. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 91. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 42. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 9 2. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 43. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 93. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 4 4 . (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 9 4. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d ) ( e ) 45. ( a ) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e) 95. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 46. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 96. (a) ( b) ( C) ( d) ( e ) 47. 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