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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Streecars.
(b) Steamboat.
(c) Plane.
(d) Train.

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

3. What was a common name often used to disparage whites?
(a) Honky.
(b) Wasp.
(c) Whitebred.
(d) Cracker.

4. What is it called when a prevalent body or thought rules the land?
(a) Mutiny.
(b) Aberration.
(c) Communism.
(d) Regime.

5. The level of tolerance regarding racial equality was directly related to which of the following?
(a) Relation to Mason-Dixon line.
(b) Proximity.
(c) Age.
(d) Political affiliation.

6. The conservative position grew out of what type of relationship?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Reconstructed.
(c) Reformed.
(d) Traditional.

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

8. Which of the following may not be to blame for the continuance of the attitudes of the people regarding slavery?
(a) Resignation of blacks.
(b) Apparent permanent status.
(c) Attitude of northerners.
(d) Rally of plantation owners.

9. What word was often used to describe the status of a black person, whether or not he was free?
(a) Worthless.
(b) Worthy.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Regal.

10. How many Northern states allowed black men to vote at this time?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

11. What segment of the changes that took place in the South lasted the longest?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 1st.
(c) 4th.
(d) 3rd.

12. What major historical event took place in the 1870s?
(a) Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) Gettysburg Address.
(c) Civil War.
(d) Great Compromise.

13. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Louisiana.

14. That particular type of philosophy was often referred to as a(n) ______ philosophy.
(a) Uninformed.
(b) Viable.
(c) Purposeless.
(d) Aristocratic.

15. The change of laws in the south may be attributed to various actions often referred to as:
(a) Pointless.
(b) Efforts.
(c) Movements.
(d) Causes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Racial equality was said to be one of the main goals during which time?

2. What was in steady decline between 1820 and 1860?

3. The next phase was not governed by federal law. It was governed by which of the following?

4. What word best describes how the liberals felt about that particular policy?

5. According to the author, only a small percentage of ______ has escaped attack.

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