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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. Who is the author of "The Silent South?"
(a) Fitzgerald.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Cable.
(d) Blair.

2. What word best describes how the liberals felt about that particular policy?
(a) Degrading.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Humiliating.
(d) Ignorant.

3. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Maryland.

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

5. Which of the following was not a word used to describe the downtrodden state of many of the supporters of racial equality?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Weakened.
(c) Tired.
(d) Discredited.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The appointment of a(n) _________ in South Carolina fueled even more racial violence.

3. The other famous case mentioned during this time was Williams against an American state. What state was it?

4. One idea was to develop a separate _____ office to maintain segregation in public facilities.

5. In what year did this event take place?

(see the answer key)

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