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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 was responsible for "chipping away" at the 14th Amendment in the late 1800s?
(a) National Guard.
(b) Federal government.
(c) Supreme Court.
(d) President.

2. What was another term for the walled compounds where blacks worked as slaves?
(a) Restricted areas.
(b) Groves.
(c) Fields.
(d) Plantations.

3. Another powerful force mentioned by the author was a movement involving black churches. What term is used to describe the movement?
(a) Preachers Progress.
(b) Evangelist Expansion.
(c) Social gospel.
(d) Religious Movement.

4. Segregation was referred to as being what kind of idea?
(a) Inherited.
(b) Inherent.
(c) Innate.
(d) Ingrained.

5. In what year was the NAACP founded?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which states were the first to wane in their support of the cause?

3. The press made headlines accusing blacks of everything from murder to ______.

4. What caused the biggest conflict between the beliefs of that particular culture and the culture of the blacks?

5. In what year did this event take place?

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