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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Down At The Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind" – Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Dungeon Shook," the author cites E. Franklin Frazier as describing a time when the blacks left the land and entered into what?
(a) "The cities of decadence."
(b) "The cities of destruction."
(c) "The urban centers of prosperity."
(d) "The cities of despair."

2. What does the author claim the black man has functioned as in the white man's world in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) A token of inspiration.
(b) A fixed star.
(c) A feat to stand above.
(d) A slave.

3. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
(a) January 1, 1865.
(b) January 1, 1863.
(c) January 1, 1864.
(d) January 1, 1862.

4. What does the word "perish" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) To expel.
(b) To distinguish.
(c) To enliven.
(d) To die.

5. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?
(a) The right for women to vote.
(b) The freedom of slaves.
(c) The right for blacks to vote.
(d) The end of segregation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was E. Franklin Frazier's book The Negro Family in the United States published?

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a seemingly self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may proved to be true?

3. How old was the author when he describes an encounter where a policeman made a racial slur as he passed in Manhattan in "Down at the Cross"?

4. Who is quoted as having said "It is better to marry than to burn" in "Down at the Cross"?

5. What kind of athletic career does the author describe pursuing but not succeeding at in "Down at the Cross"?

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