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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man on the Cliff.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Southern Progressives are credited with helping to elect _____ as President of the US.
(a) Wilson.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) FDR.
(d) Taft.

2. In the late 1800s, the US launched a(n) _______ campaign in the Caribbean and Pacific.
(a) Communist.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) Impeachment.
(d) Imperialist.

3. Which is not one of the places listed as a location where southern blacks and whites might co-mingle?
(a) Mixed balls.
(b) Grog Shops.
(c) Schools.
(d) Religious meetings.

4. What was the name of the landmark legislation put into effect by the president?
(a) Interstate Commerce Act.
(b) New Deal.
(c) Expedition Act.
(d) Gold Standard Act.

5. By what year did Southern segregation realize its completion?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1898.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Silent South?"

2. What word was often used to describe the status of a black person, whether or not he was free?

3. By separating the whites from the blacks, it was believed that the blacks would remain _____.

4. Another powerful force mentioned by the author was a movement involving black churches. What term is used to describe the movement?

5. Historians and sociologists find that certain things were hard to measure. What were those things?

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