Quiz #9

A historical illustration representing Omar Ibn Sayyid, highlighting themes of African heritage, slavery, and the influence of Islam in America, combined with elements of poetry and literature.

Exploring the Writings of Omar Ibn Sayyid

This quiz dives into the history and significance of Omar Ibn Sayyid's writings as discussed by Lo, Ernst, and Mohaimen. Test your knowledge on the life of this impactful figure and the cultural and historical contexts surrounding his literary contributions.

  • Learn about Sayyid's life and writings.
  • Understand the impact of history on narratives around race and slavery.
  • Explore the influence of Islam in the African diaspora.
10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ReflectingMind307
Why do Lo and Ernst argue that Sayyid's writings were "hidden"?
Because Sayyid hid all his writings and did not want his owners to discover them.
Because Sayyid's writings were intentionally mistranslated by whites.
Because Sayyid's writings were reimagined by whites to fit a white supremacist narrative about blacks and slavery.
Because Sayyid's family persuaded him not to reveal his own writings.
As per Lo and Ernst, Omar Ibn Sayyid
Was a black African Muslim enslaved in the Carolinas
Was born in Futa Toro, in today's Senegal
Did not know how to read and write in any language before being enslaved
Was banished from his native society and sold into slavery
As per Lo and Ernst, Sayyid converted to Christianity immediately after he arrived in the Americas as slave.
True
False
As per Lo and Ernst, Sayyid's writings were primarily composed in
Arabic
Fula
Southern English
French
Who of the following groups used photographs to show how southern evangelicals have civilized enslaved Africans and to present slavery as a humane and civilizing practice in order to coopt public opinion in favor of their cause?
The Slavers
The Abolitionists
All US state governors at the time
The Europeans
Who of the historical figures below do Lo and Ernst describe as a white supremacist who led the 1898 Wilmington riot that killed many blacks and led to the first successful coup d'état in US history?
Matthew Bradely
Alfred Moore Waddell
Matthew Grier
John Leighton Wilson
As per Mohaimen,
40% of enslaved Africans were Muslim
30% enslaved Africans were Muslim
Very few enslaved Africans were Muslim
About 10% of enslaved Africans were Muslim
Mohaimen describes Ahmadiyya as
the second Islamic movement in the US
The most recent Islamic movement in the US
The first Islamic movement in the US
The first Islamic movement founded by US-born blacks
Mohaimen portrays "The Last Poets" as
The pioneers of staccato style poetry
The black American poets who first reappropriated of "N" word
The composers of "Niggers are scared of revolution"
Poets who combined rapping with direct activism
As Mohaimen, post 9/11 Muslim rappers continued to identify with the Nation of Islam, conveying its Black liberation theology.
True
False
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