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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most common cause of death in the Civil War?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Blood loss.
(c) Disease.
(d) Malnutrition.

2. Which for the following is NOT a reason Robert Finley cited in his proposal to send Black people back to Africa?
(a) This arrangement would "civilize" the continent of Africa.
(b) This arrangement would offer enslaved Blacks a better life.
(c) This arrangement would rid the U.S. of Black people.
(d) This arrangement would help the U.S. avoid paying reparations.

3. How many people perished during the Middle Passage?
(a) About 500,000.
(b) About 750,000.
(c) About 1 million.
(d) About 2 million.

4. What was the term used for the process of preparing slaves for their new life of bondage?
(a) Training.
(b) Hazing.
(c) Seasoning.
(d) Indoctrination.

5. Who was the first Grand Wizard of the KKK?
(a) William Joseph Simmons.
(b) Nathan Bedford Forest.
(c) James A. Colescott.
(d) Samuel Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous silent film claimed to present the story of the KKK's establishment?

2. At the Constitutional Convention, delegates allowed the question of slavery to be set aside for 20 years. What term has been used to describe this compromise?

3. Which president established the Freedman's Bureau?

4. What led to the split of the Methodist Episcopal Church?

5. What was the term for the system of laws and customs used to control Black people after the Civil War?

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