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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1916, how much profit did Louis Swift clear?
(a) $20 million.
(b) $11 million.
(c) $9 million.
(d) $13 million.

2. Whose home was bombed on May 16, 1919?
(a) Morrison.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Williams.

3. Who did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?
(a) Judge David Michaels.
(b) Judge Samuel Alschuler.
(c) Judge Thomas Brighton.
(d) Judge William Poluski.

4. What was the name of the man who killed Eugene Williams?
(a) Steven Davis.
(b) George Stauber.
(c) Daniel Wyatt.
(d) John Martin.

5. In 1919, when did a group of boys scuffle in Washington Park?
(a) June 15.
(b) May 29.
(c) July 11.
(d) April 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Richard E. Parker's occupation?

2. What was the name of the football, track, and baseball star who traveled from Minneapolis to sign up with the Eight Infantry Regiment?

3. In 1917, how many were on the Chicago Real Estate Board committee to keep blacks out of certain neighborhoods?

4. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how much time were Southern black children allowed to attend school?

5. In 1918, how many black migrants were settled into Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

1. What union was established in 1917, and who were the leaders?

2. Between 1915 and 1917, why did many southern blacks find themselves out of work?

3. Who was running against Bill Thompson in 1919?

4. What were some company-sponsored social groups that were established in Twelve, "A Job, Any Job"?

5. Before the United States entered the war, how much meat did American meat packers export?

6. What was the goal of the Chicago Real Estate Board and how did they try to achieve their goals?

7. In 1917, what was Louis Swift's goal regarding unions, and what strategy did he use that his father used?

8. What was the situation throughout 1918 as migrants continued to move to Chicago?

9. What was different about dress and behavior of Northern and Southern blacks in Fourteen: "Respectability and Respect"?

10. Why did blacks help elect Republican William Thompson as mayor in 1915?

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