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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the water crying for, in the poem that opens Chapter 1?
(a) God.
(b) Justice.
(c) Rest.
(d) Revenge.

2. What does DuBois say is the problem of the twentieth century?
(a) The relations of races.
(b) The development of markets.
(c) The dangers from Europe.
(d) The expansion of America.

3. What was DuBois’ solution to feeling isolated by his race?
(a) To beat his classmates.
(b) To make new friends.
(c) To isolate himself socially.
(d) To suck up to people.

4. What period does DuBois’ history cover, in Chapter 2?
(a) 1890 to the present.
(b) 1861 to 1872.
(c) 1808 to 1860.
(d) 1860 to 1890.

5. How does DuBois characterize life as a black man in America?
(a) He says that he is superfluous.
(b) He says that he is invisible.
(c) He says that he lives within the Veil.
(d) He says that life does not know him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position were blacks in, under the Freedmen’s Bureau?

3. What did the fifteenth amendment give blacks in America?

4. What was Ben Butler’s solution to the escaped slaves showing up in his camp?

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

(see the answer key)

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