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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. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," when did Michael Donnelly organize a strike?
(a) July 12, 1904.
(b) July 1, 1904.
(c) August 14, 1904.
(d) August 11, 1904.

2. How many bombs exploded in January 1919 on the doorsteps of real estate offices?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. How far was the beach from John's home?
(a) 1 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

4. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?
(a) Officer Daniel Callahan.
(b) Officer Peter O'Halloran.
(c) Officer William Morrison.
(d) Officer Mick O'Malley.

5. When did Robert Abbott establish the Chicago Defender?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1919, what park was near the Union Stock Yards?

2. How many copies of the Defender did Robert Horton have delivered to his barbershop in Ten: "Northern Fever"?

3. What group did not like Big Bill because of his anti-catholic propaganda?

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

5. How many people lived in Chicago in 1837?

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