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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," how many people turned out to hear union leaders announce a judge's decision regarding workers in Packingtown?
(a) 68,000.
(b) 51,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 29,000.

2. In 1916, how much profit did Louis Swift clear?
(a) $11 million.
(b) $20 million.
(c) $13 million.
(d) $9 million.

3. In 1919, what did the black workforce fall from and to from January to May?
(a) 80,000 to 60,000.
(b) 50,000 to 30,000.
(c) 70,000 to 45,000.
(d) 65,000 to 50,000.

4. When did the union organize the people of Packingtown to tell their story to the judge appointed by President Wilson?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1920.

5. What group did not like Big Bill because of his anti-catholic propaganda?
(a) Polish.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Lithuanians.
(d) Irish.

6. Who was the United States president when America declared war on Germany?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) William McKinley.
(d) William Howard Taft.

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

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

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

10. In Ten: "Northern Fever," where did Robert Horton have his barbershop?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Meridian.
(c) Hattiesburg.
(d) Movile.

11. In Ten: "The Northern Fever," how much did Mr. Henderson earn monthly working for the railroad?
(a) $75.
(b) $125.
(c) $100.
(d) $150.

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

13. When did the war end?
(a) November 9, 1918.
(b) November 5, 1918.
(c) November 13, 1918.
(d) November 11, 1918.

14. What was the name of the football, track, and baseball star who traveled from Minneapolis to sign up with the Eight Infantry Regiment?
(a) Dan McDaniels.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Robert Wiley.
(d) Sam Ransom.

15. In 1919, how many candidates were trying to unseat Big Bill for mayor?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ten: "Northern Fever," what should Mrs. Hunter have gotten for her house?

2. In the summer of 1919, how active members did Black Local 651 have?

3. In 1917, what was the number of the Polish and Lithuanian union Local?

4. By what percent did immigration to the United States drop by between 1914 and 1917?

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

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