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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Declining Years of Jim Crow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The conservative position grew out of what type of relationship?
(a) Reformed.
(b) Reconstructed.
(c) Traditional.
(d) Progressive.

2. In 1898, a mob of _____ men burned a black town in North Carolina.
(a) 600.
(b) 300.
(c) 1000.
(d) 400.

3. How many cases eventually backed up, forcing the Supreme Court to step in?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 28.
(d) 23.

4. Which president was elected in 1960?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Truman.
(d) Johnson.

5. What was the name of the landmark legislation put into effect by the president?
(a) Interstate Commerce Act.
(b) Expedition Act.
(c) New Deal.
(d) Gold Standard Act.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the late 1800s blacks were accepted, or at least tolerated, where?

3. According to the author, only a small percentage of ______ has escaped attack.

4. Which of the following was not part of the fourth segment?

5. What is still the most prevalent issue between blacks and other ethnicities in the US?

(see the answer key)

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