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The Strange Career of Jim Crow Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Many blacks withdrew from various parts of society for a number of reasons. Which is not mentioned in the text?
(a) Fear.
(b) Discomfort.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

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

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

5. Who was the most well known leader of the Southern Populists?
(a) Winston.
(b) Winkler.
(c) Watson.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did this major historical event take place?

3. What word best describes the existing laws regarding the rights of black?

4. Which of the following walked out following the new federal mandates?

5. The change of laws in the south may be attributed to various actions often referred to as:

Short Essay Questions

1. What event(s) caused the federal government to take less interest in civil rights activities?

2. What major step is included in the second phase of history in the south? What was it called?

3. The laws responsible for keeping blacks have developed a nickname. What was the name and where did it supposedly come from?

4. What important period does the third segment of the history follow? How does it relate to the others? How was this period characterized?

5. Although conservatives were often the enemy of the civil rights movement at the time, blacks often sought solace there. Explain.

6. According to the text, what was included in the first segment of southern history as we know it? How many segments are there in total?

7. What actions and events was the most recent phase responsible for bringing about?

8. While some locales seemed to have some improvement regarding segregation, there were other places where other phenomena were appearing. Explain.

9. What kind of impact did the court case have on government agencies?

10. Explain at least one of the reasons the whites wanted to press the issue of blacks being an inferior race.

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