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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," when was the union ready to sign "up the masses" (123)?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) September.

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

3. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," what Polish speaker was tasked with energizing eastern Europeans to join the union?
(a) George Golomb.
(b) David Danek.
(c) Peter. Borowicz
(d) John Kikulski.

4. In 1919, what was the membership of Olivet Baptist?
(a) 8,430.
(b) 6,033.
(c) 4,271.
(d) 5,934.

5. When immigrant workers walked out of the Argo corn refinery, how many black non-union men marched in to take their places?
(a) 600.
(b) 550.
(c) 575.
(d) 625.

6. What groups supported a Labor Party candidate for mayor in 1919?
(a) Poles and Lithuanians.
(b) Irish and Poles.
(c) Lithuanians and Germans.
(d) Austrians and Czechs.

7. What was the name of the union newspaper in 1919?
(a) Solidarity Press.
(b) Solidarity and Freedom.
(c) Labor and Workers.
(d) New Majority.

8. In Ten: "Northern Fever," where did the police confiscate the Defender?
(a) Sandersville.
(b) Meridian.
(c) Laurel.
(d) Lauderdale.

9. When did the Stockyards Labor Council make plans to have black laborers join the meat packing workers' union?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1919.

10. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how much time were Southern black children allowed to attend school?
(a) 4 months.
(b) A few months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) A couple months.

11. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," how much of the Yard's workforce was made up of black laborers?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/2.

12. How much did Mrs.Hunter sell her house for in Ten: "Northern Fever"?
(a) $700.
(b) $650.
(c) $500.
(d) $800.

13. In 1919, what percent of the vote did Thompson gain to be reelected as mayor of Chicago?
(a) 64.
(b) 38.
(c) 73.
(d) 59.

14. By what percent did immigration to the United States drop by between 1914 and 1917?
(a) 90%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 85%.

15. 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) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much were teachers paid monthly in Chicago in Ten: "Northern Fever"?

2. In 1918, how many black migrants were settled into Chicago?

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

4. When did immigrants and blacks leave their Chicago homes to fight in the Great War?

5. What was a judges decision regarding disputes between packers and their workers in 1918?

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