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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did church leaders in 1950s Georgia propose to "Keep Kirkwood White" (145)?
(a) By urging parishioners not to sell homes to black people.
(b) By refusing to allow Black children to attend local schools.
(c) By staging a letter-writing campaign to a local newspaper.
(d) By voting for politicians who supported segregation.

2. Beginning in the 1930s, many Black Americans grew disillusioned with racism in Christian churches. What religion did some Black people turn to?
(a) Taoism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

3. Which English philosopher's work influenced the Declaration of Independence?
(a) John Locke.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(d) Immanuel Kent.

4. What was the term used for the religious movement that emphasized a personal encounter with God?
(a) The Protestant Revival.
(b) The Rise of Christianity.
(c) The Triumph of Evangelism.
(d) The Great Awakening.

5. What was a side effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?
(a) Abolitionist groups received additional funding.
(b) Black people were prohibited from entering free states.
(c) Slave-oweners lost some of their authority over enslaved people.
(d) Black people could be captured and enslaved, even in free states.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a social issue the Benevolent Empire sought to address?

2. When did the construction of Confederate monuments become popular?

3. Why was it difficult for abolitionists to use the Bible support for their views?

4. Who was the first black U.S. senator?

5. What was the term used for the "the "massive migration of whites to the suburbs" (126) to escape racial integration?

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