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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What advice does DuBois say blacks have been getting from whites?
(a) Pay us for freeing you.
(b) Rise to your potential.
(c) Accept your submission.
(d) Wait seven generations for full equality.

4. How many students did DuBois have in his first classroom?
(a) 24.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the goal of relief efforts for blacks, in DuBois' account?

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

4. Who did DuBois enjoy staying with the best?

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

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