Chapter 26

Quiz for Chapter Twenty-Six America in Global Context: Freedom in the United States and Africa

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Question 1

Which of the following statements summarizes Hailou Wolde-Giorghis’s argument?A. The achievement of integration in the United States has not eliminated racism and discrimination.
B. Integration is a partial solution to racism in America, but the civil rights movement is not over.
C. The United States has not achieved real integration, interracial communication, or complete equality.
D. Integration is impossible in the United States because of racist attitudes and discriminatory practices.

Question 2

The passages by Martin Luther King Jr. and Kwame Nkrumah share which of the following sentiments?A. The historic nature of whites’ oppression of blacks makes interracial cooperation impossible.
B. The establishment of legal racial equality is the foundation for interracial cooperation.
C. Interracial cooperation can only be achieved by peaceful means and not through violence.
D. Violent revolution is the only way that blacks can achieve full equality and freedom.

Question 3

The support that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. expressed for Ghana’s independence mirrored his belief in which of the following techniques of promoting change?A. Protracted legal battles
B. Nonviolent civil disobedience
C. Racial self-determination
D. Revolutionary struggle