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Multiple Choice Questions

1. In regards to legal proceedings, what was a black barred from doing in the court room?
(a) Becoming a lawyer.
(b) Testifying in any case.
(c) Being a juror.
(d) Working as a court official.

2. Blacks were allowed to be an integrated part of the crowds on "common carriers." Which of the following is not a common carrier mentioned in the book?
(a) Streecars.
(b) Steamboat.
(c) Plane.
(d) Train.

3. What was one of the things a freedman might do after leaving the plantation where he lived?
(a) Become a sharecropper.
(b) Travel west to Goldrush country.
(c) Move to Canada.
(d) Purchase a small tract of land from former owner.

4. What famous court case was monumental in changing laws and views regarding segregation?
(a) Brown vv. the Board of Education.
(b) Tennessee Evolution Case.
(c) Scopes Trial.
(d) Roe vv. Wade.

5. How many segments can Southern history be divided into?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the turn of the century, blacks were placed where on the rungs of society?

2. From which state did the court case originate?

3. What is the term used for a society in which the people of highest rank are the ones in charge?

4. In what year was the book published?

5. What was another term for the walled compounds where blacks worked as slaves?

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