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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. People were careful to note the impact of the post-war struggle between democracy and _______.
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Marxism.

2. What is the term used for a society in which the people of highest rank are the ones in charge?
(a) Aristocracy.
(b) Noblesse Oblige.
(c) Gentrification.
(d) Savoir faire.

3. What city was most likely the glaring exception in regards to segregation in this era?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) New Orleans.

4. Who is the author of "The Silent South?"
(a) Blair.
(b) Cable.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) Lewis.

5. What part of the south was known to have hundreds of thousands of free blacks?
(a) Post-war.
(b) Antebellum.
(c) Crow South.
(d) Pre World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. What formal document is said to have officially abolished slavery?

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

3. What two states were controlled by members of the KKK at this time?

4. By what year did Southern segregation realize its completion?

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

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