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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does DuBois propose to measure a bushel of wheat against, at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Black women’s tears.
(b) Heartfuls of sorrow.
(c) Black blood.
(d) Lynched black men.

3. What has black religion contributed to, in DuBois' account?
(a) Poor white religion.
(b) American entertainment.
(c) American middle-class religion.
(d) American political life.

4. How many students did DuBois have in his first classroom?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 18.
(d) 30.

5. What problem does DuBois say hindered the Negro Colleges after the War?
(a) Lack of students.
(b) Lack of funds.
(c) Lack of supplies.
(d) Lack of teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the central problem DuBois addresses?

2. What did the whites in John’s hometown say about him going to school?

3. How does DuBois characterize the revival preacher?

4. What was given up in the Atlanta Compromise?

5. What news did DuBois get, at the beginning of the chapter?

(see the answer key)

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