The 1619 Project - Chapter 9 Quiz

Who was found to have acted in self-defense in the shooting of Trayvon Martin?

Question Answer Choices Huey P. Newton. Bobby Seale. Jessie Murray Jr. George Zimmerman.

What case does Carol Anderson begin her inquiry with in Chapter 9?

Question Answer Choices The case of Trayvon Martin. The case of George Zimmerman. The case of Bobby Seale. The case of Jessie Murray Jr.

What was the response of the California government to the activities of the Black Panther Party?

Question Answer Choices The government outlawed the open carry of firearms. The government passed laws to support the Black Panther Party. The government disbanded the police force in Oakland. The government increased funding for community programs.

What organization did Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale form in 1966?

Question Answer Choices The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP).

What historical event does Carol Anderson link to the modern inequities in the justice system?

Question Answer Choices The fear of Black revolt against the white supremacist hierarchy. The signing of the Declaration of Independence. The end of the Civil Rights Movement. The abolition of slavery.

What event is the poem 'Like to the Rushing of a Mighty Wind' by Tracy K. Smith based on?

Question Answer Choices The founding of the NAACP. The first speech of Mississippi Senator Hiram Rhodes on the Senate floor. The March on Washington. The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

What incident inspired Evie Shockley's poem 'no car for colored [+] ladies'?

Question Answer Choices Ida B. Wells being asked to leave her seat in the first-class car of a train. Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat. The Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter. The Selma to Montgomery marches.

What is the focus of Chapter 9 'Self-Defense' in The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story?

Question Answer Choices The relationship between Black Americans, self-defense, and gun violence. The history of Black Americans in the labor movement. The influence of Black culture on American music. The role of Black Americans in the Civil Rights Movement.

What does Carol Anderson use to highlight the inequities in the justice system?

Question Answer Choices The difference between how Black and white soldiers were treated. The difference between how Black and white voters were treated. The difference between how Murray and Zimmerman were treated. The difference between how Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were treated.

What was a common justification for the Second Amendment during slavery?

Question Answer Choices White enslavers had the right to arm themselves against potential uprisings. Only the military had the right to bear arms. The government had the right to confiscate all firearms. Black Americans had the right to arm themselves for self-defense.