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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man on the Cliff.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many blacks withdrew from various parts of society for a number of reasons. Which is not mentioned in the text?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Discomfort.
(d) Confusion.

2. What was the name of the artistic resurgence that took place in the 1920s and 1930s?
(a) Voices for Freedom.
(b) African-American Experience.
(c) Southern Writers Group.
(d) Harlem Renaissance.

3. What two states were controlled by members of the KKK at this time?
(a) Oklahoma and Texas.
(b) Alabama and Louisiana.
(c) Arkansas and Virginia.
(d) South Carolina and Georgia.

4. What item was often provided to slaves, much to the surprise of the current white population?
(a) Property ownership..
(b) Medical care.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Education.

5. What is the well-known name of the group that wanted to end slavery?
(a) Abolitionists.
(b) Prohibitionists.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Separatists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name given to the Great Compromise?

2. The press made headlines accusing blacks of everything from murder to ______.

3. What is the name of the principle that ended in an unstable alliance?

4. In the late 1800s, the US launched a(n) _______ campaign in the Caribbean and Pacific.

5. What was one of the things a freedman might do after leaving the plantation where he lived?

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