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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem are the black farmers up against, that was not a problem during slavery?
(a) Rising prices for cotton.
(b) Lynching.
(c) Soil exhaustion.
(d) Lack of police.

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

3. How has the price of cotton affected the Black Belt?
(a) It has plunged, impoverishing cotton Farmers.
(b) It is increased, bringing prosperity.
(c) It has stabilized, allowing farmers to invest.
(d) It has been unstable, making farmers conservative.

4. Where does DuBois say leadership for blacks will have to come from?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) The blacks themselves.
(c) Northerners.
(d) The old Southern aristocracy.

5. What claim does DuBois make for Negro music?
(a) He says that it is an eternal sound, older than anything in America.
(b) He says that it is the seed of something unique, anticipating blues and jazz.
(c) He says that he has never had a more profound experience than to hear it.
(d) He calls it the most original expression of human life to come from America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the Black Belt in?

2. Which of these things did Booker T. Washington NOT ask American Negroes to give up?

3. What kind of cabin does DuBois say is the exception the rule?

4. What does DuBois say is the problem of the twentieth century?

5. Who told DuBois of the school where he ended up teaching?

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