View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has come to embody the ideals of American blacks recently, according to DuBois?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) The old slave-owners.
(c) Wealthy people.
(d) Minstrels.

2. What does DuBois say is the Negro’s status as of his writing?
(a) Educated but not well employed.
(b) Not free.
(c) Free but not educated.
(d) Employed but not prospering.

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

4. What is the avenue for escape from the grind of debt, according to DuBois?
(a) Crop rotation.
(b) Flee to town.
(c) Save and invest.
(d) Go West.

5. Where does DuBois recall having taught, in Chapter 4?
(a) New York.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does DuBois characterize the Burkes’ home, when he returns to their area?

2. How does DuBois characterize Hippomenes?

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

4. What was the first change in the Africans’ lives, according to DuBois?

5. The Black Belt is described as the ______ of the Confederacy.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 208 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample