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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does DuBois say universal suffrage a popular topic in the South?
(a) The 1850s.
(b) The 1820s.
(c) The 1890s.
(d) The 1870s.

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

3. What state is the Black Belt in?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

4. What advantage do the farmers to rent for fixed money enjoy, according to DuBois?
(a) They can select their crops.
(b) They get lower prices on supplies.
(c) They get better prices for their crops.
(d) They benefit from their improvements

5. What explanation does DuBois make for the laziness of the blacks he meets?
(a) Social influence.
(b) Racial inferiority.
(c) Temperament.
(d) Social injustice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does DuBois say enjoyed the heyday when cotton production expanded in West Dougherty County?

2. How does DuBois characterize the son’s relation to the Veil?

3. How long did DuBois’ son live before dying?

4. Where was Josie when DuBois returned to the town of his first teaching assignment?

5. What did Alexander Crummell doubt when he was visited by the third temptation, of Doubt?

(see the answer key)

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