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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the area of Detroit to which Blacks moved during the Great Migration?
(a) Black Valley.
(b) Black Village.
(c) Black Bottom.
(d) Black mountain.

2. Which war gave Blacks the opportunity to leave the South to find work in the North?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War III.
(d) The Civil War.

3. In addition to seeking work during the Great Migration, what did Blacks hope to find up North?
(a) Better schools.
(b) Better restaurants.
(c) Better lawyers.
(d) Better hospitals.

4. In what year did the “Red Summer” occur?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1954.
(c) 2019.
(d) 1925.

5. By 1920, there had been approximately how many lynchings per decade?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Dr. Sweet move into a white neighborhood?

2. Who was the mayor of New York in 1999?

3. From where did Amadou Diallo emigrate?

4. Which newspaper was thought to have influenced the Great Migration?

5. How many bullets were fired at Amadou Diallo?

(see the answer key)

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