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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what realm does DuBois want to work alongside whites?
(a) The public sphere.
(b) The free market.
(c) The kingdom of culture.
(d) The international stage.

2. How many organizations does DuBois say coordinated with the Freedmen’s Bureau?
(a) More than 200.
(b) More than 500.
(c) More than 50.
(d) More than 400.

3. How does DuBois characterize the arrival of freedom for blacks in America?
(a) A frightful vision.
(b) An anti-climactic realization.
(c) A terrible waking.
(d) A fearful dream.

4. In what way does DuBois say blacks are torn?
(a) Between being loyal to the community or loyal to the nation.
(b) Between being black and being American.
(c) Between being loyal to Africa or loyal to America.
(d) Between being content with themselves, or outraged for their race.

5. Where was Josie when DuBois returned to the town of his first teaching assignment?
(a) She had died.
(b) She was living in town.
(c) She had moved to the city.
(d) She was still in the same house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Booker T. Washington been most criticized, in DuBois' account?

2. What does DuBois propose to measure a bushel of wheat against, at the end of Chapter 4?

3. What was Halleck’s position on runaway slaves?

4. What period does DuBois’ history cover, in Chapter 2?

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

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