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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Declining Years of Jim Crow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which two states did Kennedy attempt to force integration?
(a) Alabama and Mississippi.
(b) North Carolina and Arkansas.
(c) Tennessee and Georgia.
(d) South Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

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

4. How many children were killed during the time of the church bombing?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What type of reconciliation was most important if the country was going to be able to move forward?
(a) Southern.
(b) Sectional.
(c) Northern.
(d) Total.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is commonly known as the speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.?

2. Which of the following was not part of the fourth segment?

3. Which of the following may not be to blame for the continuance of the attitudes of the people regarding slavery?

4. 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?

5. What word is used to mean something that is required by law?

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