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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is truth, in the poem that opens Chapter 2?
(a) In the sewer.
(b) On the scaffold.
(c) On the throne.
(d) In the library.

2. What is the central problem DuBois addresses?
(a) Education.
(b) Security.
(c) Religion.
(d) Commerce.

3. How many organizations does DuBois say coordinated with the Freedmen’s Bureau?
(a) More than 200.
(b) More than 400.
(c) More than 50.
(d) More than 500.

4. What is the water crying for, in the poem that opens Chapter 1?
(a) Rest.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Justice.
(d) God.

5. How does DuBois characterize life as a black man in America?
(a) He says that he is invisible.
(b) He says that life does not know him.
(c) He says that he is superfluous.
(d) He says that he lives within the Veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was NOT one of the parties DuBois broke Southern society into, after the Civil War?

2. How does DuBois characterize the Freedmen’s Bureau’s role in assisting the blacks in the South?

3. What was Halleck’s position on runaway slaves?

4. Where did DuBois says that he learned that he was black?

5. What was DuBois’ solution to feeling isolated by his race?

(see the answer key)

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