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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In 1915, what destroyed cotton crops?
(a) Drought.
(b) Boll weevil.
(c) Hurricane.
(d) Flooding.
2. 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) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 11.
3. In 1917, how many were on the Chicago Real Estate Board committee to keep blacks out of certain neighborhoods?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.
4. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," how much of the Yard's workforce was made up of black laborers?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/5.
5. When did Judge Alschuler increase wages in the packing industry for a second time?
(a) March 1919.
(b) April 1919.
(c) January 1919.
(d) February 1919.
Short Answer Questions
1. In 1910, what percent of blacks were living in the South?
2. How many mounted police were posted in the Stock Yard to break up union gatherings in 1919?
3. What groups supported a Labor Party candidate for mayor in 1919?
4. In 1916, how much profit did Louis Swift clear?
5. What was a judges decision regarding disputes between packers and their workers in 1918?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened in the Black Belt at the end of Seventeen: "Race Riot"?
2. What were some company-sponsored social groups that were established in Twelve, "A Job, Any Job"?
3. What happened at the Argo corn refinery in July of 1919?
4. Between 1915 and 1917, why did many southern blacks find themselves out of work?
5. Who was running against Bill Thompson in 1919?
6. In Thirteen: "Full to Bursting," why could blacks not move to different areas than the Black Belt?
7. In March 1919, what did A. L. Jackson say about the mindset of the returned black soldier?
8. In 1917 what call did President Woodrow Wilson make and how did immigrants and blacks respond?
9. Why was there a housing shortage in the Black Belt in Thirteen: "Full to Bursting"?
10. How did the Urban League and YMCA help blacks adapt to life in Chicago in Eleven: "A Real Place for Negroes"?
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