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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word did white Southerners use to describe their attempt to regain power after the Civil War?
(a) Absolution.
(b) Vindication.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Reclamation.

2. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. see as the best prevention for riots?
(a) Higher education.
(b) Strict laws.
(c) Creative works.
(d) Social justice.

3. What was Muhammad Ali's real name?
(a) Ronald Frye.
(b) James Meridith.
(c) Cassius Clay.
(d) Marcus Garvey.

4. Following the Civil War, what part of the U.S. had the largest number of Catholics?
(a) The East Coast.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The West Coast.
(d) The South.

5. How many people attended the March on Washington DC for Job and Freedom?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 200,000.

6. According to Tisby, what organization worked to erect Confederate monuments after the Civil War?
(a) Preservation of the Virginia Antiquities.
(b) Colonial Dames of America.
(c) United Daughters of the Confederacy.
(d) Daughters of the American Revolution.

7. How many people died in the Civil War?
(a) 200-400,000.
(b) 400-500,000.
(c) 650-850,000.
(d) 500-650,000.

8. During Billy Graham's 1953 crusade, he encountered segregated seating at a location where he was scheduled to speak. How did he respond?
(a) He private expressed discomfort, but chose to continue his speech.
(b) He refused to speak unless the ropes dividing attendees were taken down.
(c) He publicly approved of the separation of white and Black attendees.
(d) He ignored the dividing ropes and made no comments about their presence.

9. How did white publications like Christianity Today respond to the civil rights movement?
(a) They publicly supported the movement and published favorable articles.
(b) They openly opposed the movement and urged readers to do the same.
(c) They publicly opposed the movement, but donated money to the cause.
(d) They remained silent and refused to endorse the movement.

10. What impact did the Great Depression have on Christian churches?
(a) It overwhelmed their aid programs and they ran out of resources.
(b) It inspired their parishioners to start additional missionary programs.
(c) It drove people away from Christianity and depleted their numbers.
(d) It increased their congregations and led to new conversations.

11. Who was the first black U.S. senator?
(a) Thaddeus Stevens.
(b) Hiram Revels.
(c) Blanche K. Bruce.
(d) Charles Summer.

12. When did the construction of Confederate monuments become popular?
(a) 1920-1940.
(b) 1940-1970.
(c) 1900-1920.
(d) 1870-1900.

13. What was the result of Plessy vs. Ferguson?
(a) Racial segregation was struck down by the courts.
(b) Public schools accepted Black students.
(c) Private schools accepted Black students.
(d) Racial segregation was upheld by the courts.

14. What term was used the describe the mixing of different races?
(a) Revitalization.
(b) Mongrelization.
(c) Regionalization.
(d) Acclimatization.

15. Why did Linda Browns parents originally want to send her to an all-white school?
(a) They wanted to directly oppose racism.
(b) The all-white school offered better facilities and teachers.
(c) They wanted to send her to a boarding school.
(d) The all-white school didn't charge any fees.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tisby, what kind of organization is the KKK?

2. How many Black people served in the U.S. armed forces during World War I?

3. What was the term for the system that allowed Southern states to "hire out" prisoners to private companies?

4. What punishment was imposed on free citizens who failed to assist the authorities in capturing a runaway slave?

5. Which professions were excluded from receiving Social Security?

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