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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who wants to be free have to do, according to the poem that opens chapter 3?
(a) Receive a blow.
(b) Strike a blow.
(c) Stop the fight.
(d) Withdraw his fist.

2. Where is DuBois originally from?
(a) The Alleghenies.
(b) The Berkshires.
(c) The Appalachians.
(d) The White Mountains.

3. What is the afterthought to this thought, in DuBois' account?
(a) Force and dominion.
(b) Resistance and laziness.
(c) Despair and powerlessness.
(d) Doubt about men’s worth.

4. What problem does DuBois say hindered the Negro Colleges after the War?
(a) Lack of teachers.
(b) Lack of students.
(c) Lack of funds.
(d) Lack of supplies.

5. What does DuBois say politics depends on?
(a) Integration of communities.
(b) Purification of the ballot.
(c) Safety of voters.
(d) Education of the electorate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does DuBois say his son was fortunate?

2. What does DuBois say was the Negro’s first religion?

3. What was DuBois’ solution to feeling isolated by his race?

4. Who made the final word on policy regarding escaped slaves arriving in Union Army lines?

5. In the present moment of DuBois’ writing, what is the state of the society that was built on cotton production in its heyday?

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