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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is truth, in the poem that opens Chapter 2?
(a) On the scaffold.
(b) In the library.
(c) On the throne.
(d) In the sewer.

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

3. What role does DuBois say black music plays in American culture?
(a) He says that it is just beginning to emerge.
(b) He says that it is an African rhythm in American life.
(c) He says that it is more European than American.
(d) He says that it is the true American music.

4. What position were blacks in, under the Freedmen’s Bureau?
(a) Students of democracy.
(b) Workers in the American business.
(c) Wards of the U.S. government.
(d) Children of each state.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Halleck’s position on runaway slaves?

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

4. What period does DuBois’ history cover, in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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