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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the water crying for, in the poem that opens Chapter 1?
(a) God.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Justice.
(d) Rest.

2. Where did DuBois says that he learned that he was black?
(a) In the crib.
(b) In his house.
(c) In school.
(d) In the womb.

3. Where is truth, in the poem that opens Chapter 2?
(a) On the scaffold.
(b) In the sewer.
(c) In the library.
(d) On the throne.

4. What was Halleck’s position on runaway slaves?
(a) Give them work.
(b) Send them north.
(c) Send them home.
(d) Educate them.

5. What was given up in the Atlanta Compromise?
(a) Money.
(b) The vote.
(c) Legal rights.
(d) Territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did ‘the fire of African freedom’ cease to burn in American’ slaves’ veins, according to DuBois?

2. What does DuBois say is the problem of the twentieth century?

3. What was the result of the Revolution of 1876?

4. What was Frederick Douglas’ program for advancing the Negro?

5. What ideal did Booker T. Washington believe in, that allowed him to lead?

(see the answer key)

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