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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Roe vv. Wade.
(d) Scopes Trial.

3. In what year was "The Silent South" published?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1871.

4. Liberals fought hard against which of the following notions?
(a) The South should remain separate.
(b) Desegretation will lead to interracial marriages.
(c) Whites are inherently superior.
(d) Blacks are lazy.

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

6. What was another name for the outdated laws that pigeon-holed blacks?
(a) Plantation laws.
(b) Slavery Act of 1861.
(c) Jim Crow.
(d) Reprehensible.

7. Although there was close proximity of the slaves and land owners, it did not mean that there was a sense of long term ______.
(a) Trust.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Service.
(d) Friendship.

8. The level of tolerance regarding racial equality was directly related to which of the following?
(a) Relation to Mason-Dixon line.
(b) Age.
(c) Proximity.
(d) Political affiliation.

9. The change of laws in the south may be attributed to various actions often referred to as:
(a) Pointless.
(b) Efforts.
(c) Movements.
(d) Causes.

10. By separating the whites from the blacks, it was believed that the blacks would remain _____.
(a) Humble.
(b) Captive.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Subordinate.

11. What is still the most prevalent issue between blacks and other ethnicities in the US?
(a) Labor Union.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Civil War.
(d) Slavery.

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

13. At the turn of the century, blacks were placed where on the rungs of society?
(a) Bottom half.
(b) Middle.
(c) Top third.
(d) Bottom.

14. 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) Steamboat.
(b) Streecars.
(c) Plane.
(d) Train.

15. What was the term used to define government officials put in charge of the new laws regarding former slaves?
(a) Reformed.
(b) Resurrected.
(c) Relinquished.
(d) Redeemed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following walked out following the new federal mandates?

2. What trait did both the Democrat and Republican parties share at the time?

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

4. Who is the author of "Prosperity of the South Dependent Upon the Elevation of the Negro?"

5. How many segments can Southern history be divided into?

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