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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What exposition in 1893 presented Black women with the opportunity to address the redefining of the criteria of true womanhood?

2. What city did the lynching occur at the opening of the book?

3. According to Virginia law, if a Christian was found to "commit fornication" with a Negro man or woman, how would his fines multiply?

4. What did the chapter, "To Be A Woman Sublime" state to be a watershed in the history of Black women?

5. In 1913, what group organized a march in Washington, D.C. for the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mary Ann Shadd Cary prove that she, as a Black woman, should have the right to vote?

2. Why did the chapter "Defending Our Name" state that Ida B. Wells should have been pleased?

3. What law did Virginia pass in regard to children born to Black female slaves and their masters?

4. Why was the Black family under siege between 1890 and 1910?

5. What opinion did "The Woman's Era" (1894) offer regarding the traditional roles of women?

6. What commonalities did Black and White women's organizations have?

7. What caused Mary Church Terrell to plunge head-first into a life of vibrant activism?

8. What happened as a result of Ida B. Wellss' British tour?

9. After emancipation, what did both Black men and women escape from? (Not in regard to slavery itself.)

10. What did Robert Purvis say about the equality of sexes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did interracial cooperation affect the equality movement? What problems were found to lie within interracial cooperation? What problems did interracial cooperation solve?

Essay Topic 2

Although the book's focus was mainly on the problems that Black women faced, issues that White women faced were also detailed. Compare and contrast the issues that both White and Black women faced.

Essay Topic 3

Wartime for Black women was a very difficult period. Discuss the added problems that Black women faced during wartime. How did war change how Black women were seen by society? What changes did Black women make in response to the wars? What affect did war have on the Black woman and her family?

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