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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the mayor of New York in 1999?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Ossian Sweet.
(c) WEB Dubois.
(d) Rudy Giuliani.

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

3. What did James Madison call America’s “original sin”?
(a) Segregation.
(b) World War I.
(c) Jim Crow.
(d) Chattel slavery.

4. Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Diallo’s murder, what did Black Americans express concern over with regard to the New York Police Department?

2. What was not one of the things that Blacks be arrested for under the Black Codes?

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

4. Who is the author of the book White Rage?

5. The Reconstruction Act was passed in what year?

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