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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. What type of behavior would most likely be used to ensure segregation?
(a) Intuitive.
(b) Argumentative.
(c) Humble.
(d) Aggressive.

2. In 1898, a mob of _____ men burned a black town in North Carolina.
(a) 600.
(b) 400.
(c) 1000.
(d) 300.

3. What word is used to mean something that is required by law?
(a) Established.
(b) Introduced.
(c) Instituted.
(d) Mandated.

4. Which president was elected in 1960?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Truman.

5. At the turn of the century, blacks were placed where on the rungs of society?
(a) Bottom half.
(b) Bottom.
(c) Middle.
(d) Top third.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not included in the act as a benefit for Negroes?

2. In how many cities did race riots occur after the return of white soldiers?

3. What is the name of the principle that ended in an unstable alliance?

4. What two states were controlled by members of the KKK at this time?

5. How many children were killed during the time of the church bombing?

(see the answer key)

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