Friday Black History Facts Quiz #1

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This quiz covers the Daily Black History Facts posted on the Orlando USDC Black Employee Network (BEN) Yammer page between Monday, February 5th and Thursday, February 8th.
Megan Stewart
Quiz by Megan Stewart, updated more than 1 year ago
Megan Stewart
Created by Megan Stewart about 6 years ago
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Question 1

Question
According to the 1994 Discover article "How Africa Became Black" by Jared Diamond, how many different human races existed on the continent of Africa before European colonialism?
Answer
  • 1
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7

Question 2

Question
For the past 60+ years, Henrietta Lacks and her family profited millions of dollars from the medical research done on her panted tissue known as the HeLa strain.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Which of the following statements are true about the Haitian Revolution:
Answer
  • It was the largest and most successful anti-slavery, anti-colonial revolt in the Western Hemisphere.
  • It made Haiti only the second nation in the Americas to win its independence from a European power.
  • Haiti became the first modern state governed by people of African descent.
  • All of the above

Question 4

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The Moorish Empire ruled what is now modern day Spain and Portugal for over 750 years and fostered the environment for many advances in science, agriculture, and technology in Europe.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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