Quiz for Source 22.7: Articulating Independence

1. Question 22.25

   To whom did the Bishop Alvim Pereira direct his comments?
   

   To whom did the Bishop Alvim Pereira direct his comments?

   A.

   To the African faithful across the continent

   B.

   To the priests and next generation of clergy training at seminaries in his diocese

   C.

   To the Portuguese government

   D.

   To the pope

2. Question 22.26

   Bishop Alvim Pereira explicitly opposed independence generally and for Mozambique in particular because
   

   Bishop Alvim Pereira explicitly opposed independence generally and for Mozambique in particular because

   A.

   he feared that native African religions would overcome Christianity.

   B.

   Africans were a racially inferior people.

   C.

   the cultural conditions for independence had not yet been achieved in Mozambique.

   D.

   Christianity was a European religion.

3. Question 22.27

   According to Bishop Pereira, the proper role of the church in the era of African independence was
   

   According to Bishop Pereira, the proper role of the church in the era of African independence was

   A.

   to support and encourage the peaceful transition of power to Africans.

   B.

   to remain neutral in all such political conflicts.

   C.

   to refuse participation in all independence movements and to actively oppose those that employ violence.

   D.

   to encourage colonial powers to negotiate directly with independence movements.

4. Question 22.28

   What made independence movements illegitimate in the eyes of Bishop Pereira?
   

   What made independence movements illegitimate in the eyes of Bishop Pereira?

   A.

   Efforts to link Christianity with communist ideas

   B.

   The use of force

   C.

   The killing of Christian clergy

   D.

   The condemnation of all such movements by the pope