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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where has Booker T. Washington been most criticized, in DuBois' account?
(a) From blacks.
(b) From northerners.
(c) From abroad.
(d) From southerners.

3. How frequently did DuBois have to convince the parents about the value of book-learning?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Daily.

4. When did ‘the fire of African freedom’ cease to burn in American’ slaves’ veins, according to DuBois?
(a) 1750.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1808.

5. What was Frederick Douglas’ program for advancing the Negro?
(a) Self-assertion.
(b) Accommodation.
(c) Submission.
(d) Evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of the Revolution of 1876?

2. Who has come to embody the ideals of American blacks recently, according to DuBois?

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

4. Who was the founder of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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

(see the answer key)

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