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

2. What is the well-known name of the group that wanted to end slavery?
(a) Abolitionists.
(b) Prohibitionists.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Separatists.

3. According to this group, people tended to separate to fall back on their own:
(a) Morals.
(b) Species.
(c) Folkways.
(d) Independence.

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

5. What city was most likely the glaring exception in regards to segregation in this era?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Montgomery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was responsible for "chipping away" at the 14th Amendment in the late 1800s?

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

3. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?

4. Which state stepped forward with this particular issue?

5. Men involved in scientific pursuits are often referred to as "men of _____ and science."

(see the answer key)

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