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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Halleck’s position on runaway slaves?
(a) Send them home.
(b) Send them north.
(c) Give them work.
(d) Educate them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Fremont’s solution to the escaped slaves showing up in his camp?

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

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

4. How does DuBois characterize the Freedmen’s Bureau’s role in assisting the blacks in the South?

5. When were the slaves emancipated in the U.S.?

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