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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many blacks is W. E. B. DuBois accounting for in The Souls of Black Folk?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 100,000.

3. Who was the founder of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Eaton.
(c) Pierce.
(d) Cameron.

4. Which was NOT one of the parties DuBois broke Southern society into, after the Civil War?
(a) The Conquered.
(b) The poor.
(c) The Conquerors.
(d) The Negro.

5. How does DuBois characterize the Freedmen’s Bureau’s role in assisting the blacks in the South?
(a) Inconsequential.
(b) Powerless.
(c) One of many.
(d) Central.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does DuBois say is the Negro’s status as of his writing?

2. What does DuBois say the Negro Problem is a test of?

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

4. Where is truth, in the poem that opens Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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