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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 20 - 23).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Pennsylvania congressman fought for redistribution of land to award to former slaves after the Civil War?
(a) Nicolai Harski.
(b) John Harrison.
(c) James Riker.
(d) Thaddeus Stevens.

2. Who did W.E.B. Du Bois give credit to in his graduation speech at Harvard?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

3. Which of the following phrases does Reynolds put forth to the reader that he says his mother would often say?
(a) Trust but verify.
(b) It is always darkest before the dawn.
(c) People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
(d) Don't throw a stone, then hide your hand.

4. Where did violence start to occur immediately after the signing of the Voting Rights Act, according to Reynolds and Kendi in Chapter 22?
(a) The South Side of East Bend.
(b) The Greenfield neighborhood of Chicago.
(c) The Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
(d) The north side of Houston.

5. When was the Civil Rights Act passed in the United States?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book was the film The Birth of a Nation based upon?

2. The year Thomas Jefferson died, about how much debt did he have?

3. When did Stokely Carmichael first come to the United States?

4. Who played the title character in the movie Rocky?

5. What is the phrase Reynolds and Kendi use to describe Blacks who returned to America from Europe in 1919 after fighting in WWI?

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