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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was responsible for "chipping away" at the 14th Amendment in the late 1800s?
(a) Federal government.
(b) President.
(c) National Guard.
(d) Supreme Court.

4. In what year was there a struggle in regards to a Southern state and the Jim Crow law?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1898.

5. Which of the following was not included in the act as a benefit for Negroes?
(a) Housing.
(b) Health.
(c) Cost of living subsidy.
(d) Education.

6. Racists often referred to Negroes as lacking which of the following?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Fortitude.
(d) Skills.

7. People were careful to note the impact of the post-war struggle between democracy and _______.
(a) Socialism.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Communism.

8. Who was referred to as being one of the most brilliant speakers of the 1960s?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) King.
(d) Eggers.

9. In what decade did the Ku Klux Klan reach the height of its power?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1910s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1930s.

10. In what year did the Voting Rights Bill pass?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1964.

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

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

13. Which states were the first to wane in their support of the cause?
(a) Northern.
(b) Western.
(c) Coastal.
(d) Southern.

14. What law officially "killed" Jim Crow?
(a) Non-Segregation Act.
(b) Voting Rights Act.
(c) New Deal.
(d) Civil Rights Act.

15. Despite New Orleans' reputation and policies _____ days of violence broke out in the city due to racial issues.
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president signed the Voting Rights Bill into law?

2. The segregation of Southern schools remained an issue even after the Supreme Court decision handed down in what year?

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

4. Which group of people claimed that segregation was not the issue?

5. What group referred to itself as being the last civil rights group to believe in integration?

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