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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As more Blacks moved north, what happened as a result of the increased housing demand?
(a) Blacks moved to Europe.
(b) Rents decreased.
(c) People moved back South.
(d) Rents increased.

2. What event prompted Anderson to write this book?
(a) The murder of George Floyd.
(b) The 13th Amendment.
(c) The murder or Amadou Diallo.
(d) Trump’s presidential victory.

3. What does Anderson claim is the trigger for white rage?
(a) Black advancement.
(b) Black rage.
(c) Black men.
(d) Black homeowners.

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

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

6. To what country did the American Colonization Society move thousands of newly freed people?
(a) Lusitania.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Libya.

7. What three things did the Radical Republicans seek for Blacks?
(a) Land, clothing, and the right to vote.
(b) Land, citizenship, and automobiles.
(c) Land, employment, and the right to vote.
(d) Land, citizenship, and the right to vote.

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

9. In 1918, The Federal Government issued what order for Blacks?
(a) Get married or fight.
(b) Work or fight.
(c) Teach or fight.
(d) Move or fight.

10. Who was arrested after the confrontation at Dr. Sweet’s house?
(a) Dr. Sweet’s child.
(b) Police officers who didn’t help.
(c) Dr. Sweet, his wife and friends.
(d) Those who threw things at his home.

11. What year were the Black Codes passed?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1776.

12. In which newspaper was the author’s initial piece about “white rage” published?
(a) Milwaukee Tribune.
(b) Chicago Defender.
(c) Washington Post.
(d) New York Times.

13. Where did Dr. Sweet move to after the trial?
(a) New York City.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Black Bottom.
(d) Washington D.C.

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

15. What was not one of the things that Blacks be arrested for under the Black Codes?
(a) Hunting and fishing.
(b) Lack of employment.
(c) Vagrancy.
(d) Gainful employment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ossian Sweet’s occupation?

2. Why did many whites assume outsider agitators were involved in influencing the Great Migration?

3. Which Amendment Abolished Slavery?

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

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

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