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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. At what college/university was there a racial riot when a black female was enrolled in classes?
(a) Wake Forest.
(b) Nashville College of the Arts.
(c) University of Alabama.
(d) University of South Carolina.

2. Which states seemed to have the most tolerance for desegregation?
(a) Coastal.
(b) Southern.
(c) Inland.
(d) Border.

3. Although there was close proximity of the slaves and land owners, it did not mean that there was a sense of long term ______.
(a) Friendship.
(b) Trust.
(c) Service.
(d) Loyalty.

4. Which is not part of the group that referred to blacks as being lazy?
(a) Anthropologists.
(b) Neurologists.
(c) Biologists.
(d) Sociologists.

5. At its peak, how many members belonged to the white supremacy organization?
(a) 3.5 million.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not a word used to describe the downtrodden state of many of the supporters of racial equality?

2. In what decade did the Ku Klux Klan reach the height of its power?

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

4. Which segment of the Southern population believed in a societal hierarchy regarding the blacks?

5. It is not yet known how ______ will eventually view these drastic changes in the system.

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