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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ben Butler’s solution to the escaped slaves showing up in his camp?
(a) Imprison them.
(b) Educate them.
(c) Send them back to their plantations.
(d) Put them to work.

2. Who made the final word on policy regarding escaped slaves arriving in Union Army lines?
(a) Fremont.
(b) Halleck.
(c) Cameron.
(d) Butler.

3. What does DuBois say the Negro Problem is a test of?
(a) American ideals.
(b) American bureaucracy.
(c) American cities.
(d) American churches.

4. What question does DuBois say people do not talk about?
(a) America’s foreign policy.
(b) The right of blacks to vote.
(c) The Negro Problem.
(d) The price of cotton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the water crying for, in the poem that opens Chapter 1?

2. In what realm does DuBois want to work alongside whites?

3. How many organizations does DuBois say coordinated with the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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

5. How does DuBois characterize the arrival of freedom for blacks in America?

(see the answer key)

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