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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the book published?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1895.

2. The phrase came from a book written by which author?
(a) Twain.
(b) Stowe.
(c) Cable.
(d) Harrison.

3. What item was often provided to slaves, much to the surprise of the current white population?
(a) Medical care.
(b) Property ownership..
(c) Education.
(d) Freedom.

4. The Northerners often ignored what part of their cities?
(a) Slums.
(b) Ghettos.
(c) Suburbs.
(d) Town centers.

5. What is the word or phrase that generally means the way things are?
(a) Stationary.
(b) Status quo.
(c) Regulated.
(d) Ipso facto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the policy that stated that slave owners should remain in charge because they knew best?

2. What part of the south was known to have hundreds of thousands of free blacks?

3. What is another name given to the Great Compromise?

4. Who is the author of "Prosperity of the South Dependent Upon the Elevation of the Negro?"

5. What famous court case was monumental in changing laws and views regarding segregation?

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