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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dr. George Edmund Hayes blame for the Red Summer violence?
(a) Unruly behavior from Black citizens.
(b) Unpunished lynchings committed by white citizens.
(c) Insufficient support from local sheriffs.
(d) Political corruption by local officials.

2. What was the term for the mass movement of Black people from the South?
(a) The Great Exodus.
(b) The Great Segregation.
(c) The Great Migration.
(d) The Great Division.

3. Why did Presbyterians oppose the Gardener Springs Resolutions?
(a) They believed it was wrong for preachers to develop their own sermons and speeches.
(b) They believed it was wrong for Christians to support slave-owning or segregated policies.
(c) They believed it was wrong for the church to pledge loyalty to any one political system.
(d) They believed it was wrong for Black people to seek admittance into white congregations.

4. What was the name of the group who fought for the rights of Black people in the Reconstruction Era?
(a) Freedom Riders.
(b) Modern Abolitionists.
(c) Radical Republicans.
(d) Dedicated Democrats.

5. In Chapter 7, Tisby speaks about that the "conspicuousness of white supremacy in the south" (129). According to him, what is one side-effect of this phenomenon?
(a) It is harder for racism to be penalized in the South.
(b) It is harder for citizens in the South to understand history.
(c) It is easier for racism in other parts of the country to go unnoticed.
(d) It is easier for residents in the North to confront racism.

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

7. What was the term for the system that allowed Southern states to "hire out" prisoners to private companies?
(a) Prisoner-rental.
(b) Indentured servitude.
(c) Convict-leasing.
(d) Chattel slavery.

8. Who gave the Cornerstone Speech?
(a) Stephen Douglas.
(b) Alexander Stephens.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Jefferson Davis.

9. What was the practice of blockbusting?
(a) Local residents in white communities refused to sell their homes to Black buyers.
(b) Local organization banded together to harass Black residents who tried to move in.
(c) Salespeople used racial fears to persuade white buyers to sell their homes at a loss.
(d) Salespeople charged lower prices when selling homes to Black buyers.

10. Which book of the Bible contains the "Curse of Ham" (82) passage?
(a) Revelations.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Leviticus.
(d) Exodus.

11. What was the nickname for the state of Kansas during the years leading up to the Civil War?
(a) Fair Kansas.
(b) Lawless Kansas.
(c) Wild Kansas.
(d) Bloody Kansas.

12. 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 increased their congregations and led to new conversations.
(d) It drove people away from Christianity and depleted their numbers.

13. How did white publications like Christianity Today respond to the civil rights movement?
(a) They remained silent and refused to endorse the movement.
(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 publicly supported the movement and published favorable articles.

14. What was the impact of the Dred Scott Decision?
(a) Slavery was outlawed within the northestern states.
(b) Slavery was overturned within certain Southern states.
(c) Enslaved people could not use the legal system to petition for their freedom.
(d) Enslaved people could enroll in public schools that served white citizens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

2. What word did white Southerners use to describe their attempt to regain power after the Civil War?

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

4. The Home Owners' Loan Corporation color-coded maps so mortgage lenders could assess risk. What discriminatory practice did these maps lead to?

5. Who was Ida B .Wells?

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