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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fifteen: Tension Rising to Seventeen: Race Riot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John Jones and Mary Richardson move to Chicago?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1846.

2. What was the number of the union branch established in the Black Belt in Fifteen: "Tensions Rising"?
(a) Local 317.
(b) Local 411.
(c) Local 294.
(d) Local 651.

3. Who was the United States president when America declared war on Germany?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) William McKinley.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) William Howard Taft.

4. In One: "The Beach," what time did John met up with his friends?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

5. In the summer of 1919, how active members did Black Local 651 have?
(a) 4,500.
(b) 3,300.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 5,600.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away was a white man throwing rocks at John and his friends on the raft?

2. In 1910, what percent of blacks were living in the South?

3. In 1919, what percent of the vote did Thompson gain to be reelected as mayor of Chicago?

4. On July 27, 1919, how much higher was the temperature than usual?

5. When did Judge Alschuler increase wages in the packing industry for a second time?

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