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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the first time in history, in 2008 Black voter turnout was what?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Nearly equal to White.
(c) More than White.
(d) Less than White.

2. In 1957, Milwaukee instituted busing, but kept Blacks and whites in separate what?
(a) Rows.
(b) Hallways.
(c) Cafeterias.
(d) Classrooms.

3. Which of Obama’s programs was targeted by Trump?
(a) The Civil Rights Act.
(b) The Voter Rights Act.
(c) The Affordable Care Act.
(d) The Equal Opportunity Act.

4. In Virginia, what percent of Blacks attended desegregated schools?
(a) 15.
(b) 99.9.
(c) 25.2.
(d) 1.63.

5. Which attorney argued in favor of Brown v. Board?
(a) Strom Thurman.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Marshal Thomas.
(d) Marshall Thurman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the system by which white plantation owners would bail Black men out of jail and have them work off their debt?

2. In what state did the Emanuel AME bible study killing state place?

3. The objective of the White Citizens Council that sprang up throughout the South was to do what?

4. As more Blacks moved north, what happened as a result of the increased housing demand?

5. What 1986 Act passed by Congress enacted mandatory sentencing in for drug offenses?

(see the answer key)

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