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1
Sunni Ali's administration of the Songhay was strengthened by
A)a democratic legislature.
B)a musket equipped army.
C)an imperial navy to patrol the Niger River.
D)none of the above
E)all of the above
2
Which of the following was conquered or defeated by the Portuguese?
A)Swahili city states
B)Egypt
C)South Africa
D)Mali
E)Ghana
3
Although relations between Portugal and the Kongo were initially friendly, the Kongo was ultimately destroyed because
A)the royal family resisted the efforts of Catholic missionaries.
B)the Kongo had no trade goods of any value to the Europeans.
C)King Afonso converted to Islam.
D)Portuguese slave traders undermined the authority of the kings.
E)all of the above
4
Queen Nzinga resisted the Portuguese conquest of Angola by
A)marrying a Dutch aristocrat.
B)mobilizing military resistance to the Portuguese.
C)entering into a trading alliance with Portugal.
D)forging a military alliance with neighboring Kongo.
E)none of the above
5
The indigenous religions of sub-Saharan African were essentially
A)polytheistic, recognizing numerous local gods as well as a single creator god.
B)monotheistic, worshiping a supreme creator.
C)messianic, worshipping a personal savior.
D)universal, affirming that all religions are essentially the same.
E)syncretic, taking the best from a variety of religions.
6
An example of a syncretic cult combining elements of Christianity and African beliefs is
A)the Antonian movement.
B)the Coptic Church.
C)the Fulani movement.
D)King Afonso.
E)all of the above
7
The Dutch settlers of Cape Town
A)built a cooperative society with the indigenous peoples.
B)were wiped out by a fierce Khoikhoi counterattack.
C)used firearms to seize control of land and compelled the indigenous Khoikhoi people to labor for them.
D)rebelled against Holland and joined the Portuguese empire in 1701.
E)none of the above
8
In spite of the ravages of the slave trade, the population of Africa actually increased in the eighteenth century due to
A)European settlement of Africa.
B)resettlement of Asian workers in parts of Africa.
C)the introduction of new staple foods from the Americas.
D)improved health and life expectancy.
E)the cessation of intertribal warfare in Africa.
9
Factors in the decline of slavery included
A)the anti-slavery movement.
B)the frequency of slave revolts.
C)the declining profitability of slaves.
D)the realization that wage labor in factories was cheaper that slave labor on plantations.
E)all of the above
10
All of the following are characteristics of slavery in Africa except
A)slaves in Africa were frequently war captives.
B)most slaves worked as cultivators.
C)slaves in Africa were frequently assimilated into their owners' kinship groups.
D)slaves in Africa had certain civil rights and could appeal to the law for justice.
E)occasionally slaves worked as soldiers or as advisors.
11
The Portuguese conquered the Songhay Empire in 1591.
A)True
B)False
12
The kings of Kongo converted to Christianity in part because Christian doctrine appeared to endorse strong monarchical rule.
A)True
B)False
13
Great Zimbabwe was the founder of the Songhay Empire.
A)True
B)False
14
The Fulani were Muslims who blended Islam with indigenous religious practices.
A)True
B)False
15
Don Beatriz promoted an African version of Christianity.
A)True
B)False
16
The Portuguese slave trade began in the mid-fifteenth century with Portuguese raiders capturing African men and selling them in Europe. How had this trade changed by the mid-sixteenth century?
A)Portuguese raiders captured slaves and sold them in the Americas.
B)Portuguese raiders captured slaves and sold them to British merchants.
C)The Portuguese no longer participated in the slave trade.
D)Portuguese merchants bought slaves from African raiders and sold them to Europe and the Americas.
E)The Portuguese bought slaves from Dutch raiders and sold them in the Americas.
17
Which of the following was a leg of the triangular trans-Atlantic trade?
A)African slaves delivered to the Americas
B)Chinese silk delivered to Persia
C)Mexican silver delivered to Manila
D)manufactured goods sold to the Ottoman Empire
E)none of the above
18
African slaves were in demand in the New World because
A)so many Native Americans died from imported diseases.
B)native peoples frequently became so wealthy from trade that they no longer needed to work.
C)they were more skilled at complex production methods such as sugar refining.
D)none of the above
E)all of the above
19
The Middle Passage of the slave trade was
A)the forced march of slaves through central Africa from their homelands.
B)the holding pens where African captives were held before sale to plantation owners.
C)the ship voyage across the Atlantic in the cargo decks.
D)the public auction of slaves in the Caribbean.
E)none of the above
20
Olaudah Equiano contributed to the abolition of slavery by serving as a legal representative for slaves in the United States.
A)serving as a legal representative for slaves in the United States.
B)establishing the underground railroad.
C)returning to Africa as a Christian missionary.
D)publishing an autobiography detailing his experiences as a slave.
E)all of the above
21
Slavery's impact on Africa
A)fell most heavily on the societies of west Africa.
B)was limited to the eastern shores of Africa.
C)was felt on the entire continent.
D)was barely noticeable by the end of the eighteenth century due to demographic growth.
E)was offset by the advances that came with European trade.
22
Most African slaves went
A)to the tropical and subtropical plantations of the Americas.
B)to tobacco plantations on Chesapeake Bay.
C)to labor in factories in the southern United States.
D)to the silver mines of Mexico and Peru.
E)to work as domestic servants in upper-class homes throughout the New World.
23
On the plantations of the Caribbean and Brazil, slaves
A)thrived because climate and diet were similar to Africa.
B)suffered heavy losses due to tropical diseases and brutal conditions.
C)quickly intermarried with the indigenous populations.
D)formed families and re-created kinship ties similar to those in Africa.
E)none of the above
24
Maroons were
A)slaves who had intermarried with Indians.
B)the descendents of slaves and white slave-owners.
C)the revolutionary force that led the Cuban rebellion.
D)slaves who ran away and formed their own communities in remote areas.
E)slaves who collaborated with their owners and gained power within the plantation system.
25
African culture in the Americas included all of the following except
A)distinctive language and dialect.
B)syncretic African-American religions.
C)Islam.
D)distinctive foods and cuisine.
E)they included all of the above
26
The Islamic slave trade was comparatively small and only marginally affected Africa.
A)True
B)False
27
Sugar plantations typically relied on free labor.
A)True
B)False
28
More than ten million African were brought to the Americas through the Atlantic slave trade.
A)True
B)False
29
The slave trade distorted sex ratios in Africa because slavers preferred young men over women.
A)True
B)False
30
Most African slaves went to North America.
A)True
B)False





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