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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was given up in the Atlanta Compromise?
(a) The vote.
(b) Money.
(c) Territory.
(d) Legal rights.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Booker T. Washington’s ascendancy is the most remarkable event in American race relations since when, according to DuBois?

3. Where does DuBois recall having taught, in Chapter 4?

4. How long ago did this teaching take place, from the moment of DuBois’ writing?

5. What advice does DuBois say blacks have been getting from whites?

(see the answer key)

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