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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 1916, how much canned beef did American meat packers export?
(a) 80 million tons.
(b) 50 million tons.
(c) 70 million tons.
(d) 45 millions tons.

2. What was the southernmost city that the Illinois Central Railroad traveled to?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Biloxi.

3. Where did John Jones's mother send him to learn a trade?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Virginia.

4. In the summer of 1919, how active members did Black Local 651 have?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 5,600.
(c) 3,300.
(d) 4,500.

5. In 1917, how many homes were available for 664 applicants for housing?
(a) 48.
(b) 53.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the United States president when America declared war on Germany?

2. How far were the city stockyards from John's home?

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

4. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?

5. How many mounted police were posted in the Stock Yard to break up union gatherings in 1919?

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