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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. Where did the 2014 police murder take place?
(a) Ferguson, Missouri.
(b) New York City.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Washington D.C.

2. Why did The Homestead Act not benefit Black Americans?
(a) They were not interested in owning homes.
(b) They were not considered citizens.
(c) They did not need homes.
(d) The did not own homes.

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. What was Ossian Sweet’s occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Police Officer.

5. What magazine, when discussing to the lack of education available for Black Americans, referred to them as our countries most wasted resource?
(a) Time.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) National Review.
(d) USA Today.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which civil rights leader spoke of his “Dream” in front of 250,000 people on the National Mall?

2. What event prompted Anderson to write this book?

3. By 2014, what was the number of states that passed voting restriction statutes?

4. What year did the Civil War begin?

5. Where did Dr. Sweet move to after the trial?

(see the answer key)

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