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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did DuBois enjoy staying with the best?
(a) Josie’s.
(b) The Eddingses.
(c) The Lawrences.
(d) The Dowell's.

2. What is the ratio of blacks to whites in the Black Belt?
(a) 5:1
(b) 20:1.
(c) 8:1.
(d) 12:1.

3. Where does DuBois recall having taught, in Chapter 4?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Michigan.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

4. What is the central problem DuBois addresses?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Education.
(c) Security.
(d) Religion.

5. Why does DuBois say tenant farmers do not improve their land?
(a) They want to undermine their landlords.
(b) They want to destroy it.
(c) They have no money.
(d) They have no incentive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was gained in the Atlanta Compromise?

2. How does DuBois characterize life as a black man in America?

3. What does DuBois say might change how the Veil sits on the American blacks?

4. What kinds of schools were blacks first given, after the Civil War?

5. Who was the founder of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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