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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. What war seemed to change things for the better, even if only for a short time?
(a) WWII.
(b) Spanish-American War.
(c) WWI.
(d) Civil War.

2. Blacks were allowed to be an integrated part of the crowds on "common carriers." Which of the following is not a common carrier mentioned in the book?
(a) Streecars.
(b) Plane.
(c) Train.
(d) Steamboat.

3. By separating the whites from the blacks, it was believed that the blacks would remain _____.
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Captive.
(c) Subordinate.
(d) Humble.

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

5. The appointment of a(n) _________ in South Carolina fueled even more racial violence.
(a) Judge.
(b) Postmaster.
(c) Secretary of Commerce.
(d) Attorney General.

Short Answer Questions

1. After WWII the number of blacks living outside the South rose to this height:

2. What formal document is said to have officially abolished slavery?

3. What was not started in the south as it is commonly believed?

4. What was one of the things a freedman might do after leaving the plantation where he lived?

5. What public meeting place was one of the most affected by segregation after the slaves were freed?

(see the answer key)

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