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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the mayor of New York’s reaction to the murder of Amadou Diallo?
(a) He immediately mandated implicit bias training for all officers.
(b) He enacted strict anti-racist policy.
(c) He touted the excellence of the NYPD.
(d) He swiftly arrested the police officers involved.

2. Who was arrested after the confrontation at Dr. Sweet’s house?
(a) Dr. Sweet’s child.
(b) Dr. Sweet, his wife and friends.
(c) Police officers who didn’t help.
(d) Those who threw things at his home.

3. How many bullets were fired at Amadou Diallo?
(a) 4.
(b) 29.
(c) 2.
(d) 41.

4. What Alabama Congressman took the lead in education reform when he backed the NDEA?
(a) Carl Elliot.
(b) Elliot Grossman.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) T.S. Elliot.

5. In Delaware in the 1930’s, Black Americans completed how many years of schooling on average?
(a) 4.9.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.2.
(d) 3.5.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Anderson, what happened to Brown after the signing the Southern Manifesto?

2. In 1949, what governor proposed an amendment that would send money to private white schools and get rid of public schools?

3. In 1918, The Federal Government issued what order for Blacks?

4. What is the title of the Prologue?

5. What event prompted Anderson to write this book?

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