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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Forgotten Alternatives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous court case was monumental in changing laws and views regarding segregation?
(a) Brown vv. the Board of Education.
(b) Roe vv. Wade.
(c) Scopes Trial.
(d) Tennessee Evolution Case.

2. What is the name of the principle that ended in an unstable alliance?
(a) Indeterminate.
(b) Fusion.
(c) Integration.
(d) Calculable.

3. What was another name for the outdated laws that pigeon-holed blacks?
(a) Slavery Act of 1861.
(b) Plantation laws.
(c) Jim Crow.
(d) Reprehensible.

4. What is still the most prevalent issue between blacks and other ethnicities in the US?
(a) Civil War.
(b) Labor Union.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Slavery.

5. According to the author, only a small percentage of ______ has escaped attack.
(a) Blacks.
(b) Underground railroad.
(c) Segregation code.
(d) Northern laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the turn of the century, blacks were placed where on the rungs of society?

2. Many blacks withdrew from various parts of society for a number of reasons. Which is not mentioned in the text?

3. 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?

4. Liberals fought hard against which of the following notions?

5. What culture had and has a belief that it is superior to the black culture?

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