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AP African American Studies: Indigenous Cosmologies, Religious Syncretism, and Culture — Drill 3

Drill 3 · Multiple Choice · Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora

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AP African American Studies: Indigenous Cosmologies, Religious Syncretism, and Culture — Drill 3 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.

Practice AP African American Studies exam questions on indigenous African religious systems, religious syncretism in the diaspora, and the cultural significance of the Kingdom of Kongo. AP exam prep for Unit 1 essential knowledge.

Passage

“The cosmogram of the BaKongo people, known as the dikenga, represents the cycle of human existence as a continuous path across four moments: birth, maturity, death, and rebirth. The circle and the cross at its center are not merely decorative — they are a philosophical map of the soul’s journey and the relationship between the living and the ancestral world. This symbol traveled with enslaved Kongolese people across the Atlantic and can be found embedded in African American spiritual and cultural practices.”

— Adapted from a scholarly description of BaKongo cosmology and the African diaspora, 2007

Questions in This Drill

  1. According to the source, what does the dikenga cosmogram most directly represent?
  2. The source claims the dikenga “can be found embedded in African American spiritual and cultural practices.” Which of the following best evaluates the significance of this claim for understanding African American history?
  3. Which of the following best explains the development of religious syncretism in the African diaspora, as compared to the practice of indigenous African religions in Africa itself?
  4. Which of the following best describes the significance of the Kingdom of Kongo in the context of the transatlantic slave trade?
  5. Which of the following best explains a change in the practice of indigenous African religious systems that occurred as a result of the transatlantic slave trade and the African diaspora?