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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What happened to lieutenants Washington and Browning? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

Both individuals acted as police officers in the city, intervening to stop the violence occurring everywhere.

Lieutenant Washington stabbed a white aggressor while Lieutenant Browning was injured by another aggressor.

Both individuals were killed by white gang members.

Lieutenant Washington was gravely injured while Lieutenant Browning fled the scene of a mob attack.

2.

What kind of delineation exists between the beach that John and his friends first arrive at and the one where they end up by mistake? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

A great deal of distance lies between the two beaches.

A physical barrer in the form of a tall strip of sand.

A formal delineation in the form of a checkpoint.

An informal delineation based on race.

3.

What did police officers do during the race riots on July 27th? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

They actively arrested white and black aggressors and ensured the injured received proper attention.

Nothing -- they failed to intervene to protect victims of violence or make consequential arrests.

They called in back-up and strengthened their forces in preparation for the next few days of violence.

They only arrested black people in the Black Belt.

4.

Why did the planned strike of July 28th never take place? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

Swift and his fellow packers threatened to fire every single worker who went on strike.

White workers called off the strike because they refused to act as one body alongside black workers.

Race riots erupted on July 27th, ruining plans for a strike.

Black workers acted as strikebreakers just like in 1904.

5.

What was Gustavus Franklin Swift famous for doing in order to beat the competition at the Union Stock Yard? (from Freedom Fight - A Stone's Throw)

He paid himself a lower salary and his workers a higher wage.

He reduced all forms of waste.

He hired black workers.

He ran for office in the city of Chicago.

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