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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The press made headlines accusing blacks of everything from murder to ______.
(a) Conspiracy.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Avoidance.

2. Despite their actions, _________ were still surpassed in their efforts by black integrationists.
(a) Nationalists.
(b) Populists.
(c) Seperatists.
(d) Democrats.

3. It was said that after the war, people were more interested in the pursuit or prosperity as well as:
(a) Self-indulgence.
(b) Self-involvement.
(c) Self-pity.
(d) Self-centeredness.

4. How many Negro towns were formulated as a result of community restrictions?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

5. The appointment of a(n) _________ in South Carolina fueled even more racial violence.
(a) Judge.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) Postmaster.
(d) Secretary of Commerce.

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

7. Which is not mentioned in the list of things blacks are still being denied?
(a) Healthcare.
(b) Income equality.
(c) Education.
(d) Right to vote.

8. In which state did the renaissance begin?
(a) Maryland.
(b) New York.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Tennessee.

9. In the late 1800s, the US launched a(n) _______ campaign in the Caribbean and Pacific.
(a) Imperialist.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) Impeachment.
(d) Communist.

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

11. After WWII the number of blacks living outside the South rose to this height:
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 4.6 million.
(c) 2.4 million.
(d) 3.8 million.

12. Where was this particular speech delivered?
(a) Little Rock, AR.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) Atlanta, GA.

13. What is the name for the restrictive foreign politics?
(a) Separatism.
(b) Khmer Rouge.
(c) Apartheid.
(d) Marxism.

14. The NAACP was working in tandem with which other organization?
(a) KKK.
(b) ACLU.
(c) Urban League.
(d) Reconstructionists.

15. In what year was the NAACP founded?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of the staunch liberals that permitted a drastic change in the Southern newspapers?

2. What word/phrase was used by Virginia Dabney in reference to a group of white troublemakers?

3. Who was the president of the Atlanta School Board in 1970?

4. What was considered to be the "key" year in the Civil Rights movement?

5. Who was referred to as being one of the most brilliant speakers of the 1960s?

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