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

2. When did John Jones and other Chicagoans create a plan of defense against slave catchers?
(a) October 1850.
(b) November 1850.
(c) August 1850.
(d) September 1850.

3. Between march 1918 and the end of the year, how many bombs were exploded at the offices of black real estate agents and homes of black families?
(a) 18.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

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

5. In 1918, how many black migrants were settled into Chicago?
(a) About 40,000.
(b) Nearly 50,000.
(c) 37,000.
(d) 53,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many blacks were employed at the Yard in 1918?

2. What hours did Kaztauskis work his first day at the stockyards?

3. What was the name of the football, track, and baseball star who traveled from Minneapolis to sign up with the Eight Infantry Regiment?

4. Where did John Jones's mother send him to learn a trade?

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

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