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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. What was Richard E. Parker's occupation?
(a) Newspaper editor and entrepreneur.
(b) Lawyer and entrepreneur.
(c) Physician.
(d) Merchant.

2. In 1870, how many blacks called Chicago home?
(a) 3,487.
(b) Nearly 3,700.
(c) About 2,900.
(d) 5,293.

3. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many languages did an observer note were used by the various Catholic churches?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. When did the Chicago Defender recommend that Southern blacks come North for employment?
(a) March 1916.
(b) June 1915.
(c) September 1918.
(d) February 1917.

5. How old was Eugene Williams when he died?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Three: "Freedom," what trade did John Jones learn?

2. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," when did someone explode a bomb in a black family's home?

3. Who did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?

4. When immigrant workers walked out of the Argo corn refinery, how many black non-union men marched in to take their places?

5. In 1919, how many candidates were trying to unseat Big Bill for mayor?

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