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asan beg · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

This rebellion in September 1739 was the largest slave revolt of the colonial period.

A) New York City, New York
B) Newport, Rhode Island
C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D) Stono, South Carolina

Question 2

An examination of language patterns, music, and architectural forms in the South suggests that during the eighteenth century:

A) significant amounts of cultural sharing occurred between Africans and white southerners.
B) white southern culture borrowed little from African culture but the latter was transformed by white culture.
C) Africans absorbed little of the white culture in the South.
D) little cultural exchange of any kind occurred between African slaves and white southerners.

Question 3

What instrument did Thomas Jefferson identify as being of likely African origin?

A) guitar
B) drum
C) banjo
D) trombone

Question 4

The hybrid musical culture that emerged from the combination of European and African musical forms was characterized by:

A) sounds of the rainforest.
B) minimal improvisation.
C) reed instruments.
D) rhythmic complexity.