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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue & Chapter 1 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year were the Black Codes passed?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1865.
(d) 2010.

2. Which President passed the Amendment Abolishing Slavery?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Obama.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Lincoln.

3. What were the Black Codes?
(a) Dress codes at all black schools.
(b) A series of laws targeting and only applicable to Black Americans.
(c) Laws restricting Blacks from holding public office.
(d) A secret language developed by the Black community.

4. What percent of African Americans were in the Union army?
(a) 80.
(b) 65.
(c) 10.
(d) 23.

5. What oath, devised by Congress in 1862, did Andrew Johnson ignore in order to pardon Confederates?
(a) Oath of office.
(b) Oath of Allegiance.
(c) Iron Clad Test Oath.
(d) Hippocratic Oath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Congressman said that the 13th Amendment was designed to do more than “confer the bare privilege or not being chained” (9)?

2. Where did the 2014 police murder take place?

3. From where did Amadou Diallo emigrate?

4. What was the mayor of New York’s reaction to the murder of Amadou Diallo?

5. Who is the author of the book White Rage?

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