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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago did this teaching take place, from the moment of DuBois’ writing?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four years.

2. What role does DuBois say the church plays in black culture?
(a) Social center.
(b) Center of corruption.
(c) Financial center.
(d) Intellectual center.

3. Why does DuBois say blacks in the South abandoned politics?
(a) There were so many scandals it became disreputable.
(b) The whites stole from them regardless of politics.
(c) Without a fair judiciary, politics were senseless.
(d) There was too much violent opposition.

4. What does DuBois say blacks typically see in the area of law and justice?
(a) Opportunity.
(b) Profitability.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Humiliation.

5. How many Negro churches were there in the 1890 census?
(a) 8,500.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 2,400.
(d) 1,300.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How frequently did DuBois have to convince the parents about the value of book-learning?

3. What explanation does DuBois make for the laziness of the blacks he meets?

4. How old was Alexander Crummell when DuBois met him?

5. How is Chapter 11, On the Passing of the Firstborn, different from the other chapters?

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