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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the final word on policy regarding escaped slaves arriving in Union Army lines?
(a) Butler.
(b) Fremont.
(c) Cameron.
(d) Halleck.

2. What does DuBois want to teach a thinking man to do?
(a) Prosper.
(b) Work.
(c) Think.
(d) Practice an art.

3. How does DuBois characterize the war’s effect on Atlanta?
(a) A rebirth.
(b) A trial by fire.
(c) An iron baptism.
(d) A shedding and emergence.

4. What was Fremont’s solution to the escaped slaves showing up in his camp?
(a) Send them home.
(b) Free them.
(c) Relocate them.
(d) Put them to work.

5. Who was the founder of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
(a) Pierce.
(b) Cameron.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Eaton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does DuBois characterize the Freedmen’s Bureau’s role in assisting the blacks in the South?

2. Where does DuBois recall having taught, in Chapter 4?

3. What does DuBois say is the Negro’s status as of his writing?

4. What explanation does DuBois make for the laziness of the blacks he meets?

5. When were the slaves emancipated in the U.S.?

(see the answer key)

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