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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does DuBois say the land of the Black Belt is full of?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Ancient blood.
(c) Untold story.
(d) Unappeased spirits.

2. How has the price of cotton affected the Black Belt?
(a) It is increased, bringing prosperity.
(b) It has been unstable, making farmers conservative.
(c) It has plunged, impoverishing cotton Farmers.
(d) It has stabilized, allowing farmers to invest.

3. What has the poet not kept, in the poem that starts Chapter 7?
(a) His family.
(b) His own vineyard.
(c) His money.
(d) His own honey.

4. Which was NOT one of the parties DuBois broke Southern society into, after the Civil War?
(a) The poor.
(b) The Negro.
(c) The Conquered.
(d) The Conquerors.

5. What was Ben Butler’s solution to the escaped slaves showing up in his camp?
(a) Educate them.
(b) Send them back to their plantations.
(c) Put them to work.
(d) Imprison them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does DuBois characterize Hippomenes?

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

3. What does Hippomenes do to win the race and marry Atalanta?

4. What kind of cabin does DuBois say is the exception the rule?

5. Who did DuBois enjoy staying with the best?

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