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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue & Chapter 1 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which states’ determination to uphold American slavery led to the Civil War?
(a) Western.
(b) Northern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Eastern.

2. After Diallo’s murder, what did Mayor Giuliani say the community’s real issue was?
(a) Policies against police.
(b) Bad attitude toward police.
(c) Violence against police.
(d) Racism against police.

3. What percent of African Americans were in the Union army?
(a) 80.
(b) 65.
(c) 23.
(d) 10.

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

5. What oath, devised by Congress in 1862, did Andrew Johnson ignore in order to pardon Confederates?
(a) Hippocratic Oath.
(b) Oath of office.
(c) Oath of Allegiance.
(d) Iron Clad Test Oath.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2014 race riots erupted after the police killing of whom?

2. Created by Congress in 1865, the Freedmen’s Bureau was responsible for what?

3. Why did The Homestead Act not benefit Black Americans?

4. Which Congressman said that the 13th Amendment was designed to do more than “confer the bare privilege or not being chained” (9)?

5. The Reconstruction Act was passed in what year?

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