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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nine: A Higher Call to Fourteen: Respectability and Respect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1915, what destroyed cotton crops?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Flooding.
(c) Drought.
(d) Boll weevil.

2. How much were teachers paid monthly in Chicago in Ten: "Northern Fever"?
(a) $40.
(b) $30.
(c) $35.
(d) $25.

3. When did Ferdinand Barnett marry Ida Wells?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1893.

4. Where did Gustavius Franklin Swift start his company?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Denver.
(d) Boston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Chicago Defender recommend that Southern blacks come North for employment?

2. In 1870, how many blacks called Chicago home?

3. When was the black-owned Jesse Binga Bank opened?

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

5. When was a slave catcher killed during the Christiana Resistance?

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