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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alexander Crummell doubt when he was visited by the third temptation, of Doubt?
(a) The possibility of redemption.
(b) The value of his life.
(c) The reality of grace.
(d) The existence of God.

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

3. In what way does DuBois say his son was fortunate?
(a) He got to experience the sweetest part of life.
(b) He was better loved than anyone else in DuBois’ family.
(c) He never learned language in order to curse being born.
(d) He never had to contend with a world that would see him as inferior.

4. What kind of explanation does DuBois endeavor to provide, of the color line in the South?
(a) A scientific account.
(b) A theoretical model.
(c) A plain, unvarnished tale.
(d) An account of the guilty parties.

5. What is the second thought DuBois describes in Chapter 6?
(a) That race is a harmless construct.
(b) That patience will be rewarded.
(c) That Negroes are not human.
(d) That whites are usurpers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the central problem DuBois addresses?

2. What advantage do the farmers to rent for fixed money enjoy, according to DuBois?

3. Which church refused to admit Alexander Crummell?

4. What does DuBois invoke when eh calls Atlanta the new Lachesis?

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

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