Question 1

How were black nurses exploited during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generally, whites did not allow black women to become nurses. 
B)  Black physicians would often hire them out to individuals but refuse to allow them to keep their pay. 
C)  Black nurses were never paid for their services. 
D)  Black nurses were allowed to work only on the front lines during wartime, and only under the most dangerous conditions. 
A)  Generally, whites did not allow black women to become nurses. 
B)  Black physicians would often hire them out to individuals but refuse to allow them to keep their pay. 
C)  Black nurses were never paid for their services. 
D)  Black nurses were allowed to work only on the front lines during wartime, and only under the most dangerous conditions.

Question 2

How did black church services compare to white church services in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were actually very similar because blacks had been members of white churches before forming their own churches. 
B)  Black members were verbally involved in the sermon and music to a greater degree. 
C)  Black churches were often more serious and quiet. 
D)  Black churches included more participation from children, while whites generally excluded them. 
A)  They were actually very similar because blacks had been members of white churches before forming their own churches. 
B)  Black members were verbally involved in the sermon and music to a greater degree. 
C)  Black churches were often more serious and quiet. 
D)  Black churches included more participation from children, while whites generally excluded them.

Question 3

The __________ insurrection is an example of guerilla resistance by colonized people to the U.S.government and its expansion into Asia in the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ insurrection is an example of...

Question 4

By 1920 two forms of American music were developing-jazz and the blues.Both drew on African, American, and European musical elements and styles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the distinctive characteristic of ragtime music?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has very complex rhythms, emphasized by drums and clapping. 
B)  It is actually an African type of music, imported to America during slavery. 
C)  It is instrumental only, performed on the piano; lyrics are not used. 
D)  Ragtime performers never use written music or lyrics of any kind. 
A)  It has very complex rhythms, emphasized by drums and clapping. 
B)  It is actually an African type of music, imported to America during slavery. 
C)  It is instrumental only, performed on the piano; lyrics are not used. 
D)  Ragtime performers never use written music or lyrics of any kind.

Question 6

Why were some people critical of Booker T.Washington's ideas and leadership?

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington was a prominent Afr

Question 7

Which church was the only significant one in early twentieth century America that was truly interracial?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Baptist Church 
B)  the Pentecostal Church 
C)  the Methodist Church 
D)  the African Episcopalian Methodist Church 
A)  the Baptist Church 
B)  the Pentecostal Church 
C)  the Methodist Church 
D)  the African Episcopalian Methodist Church

Question 8

Ferdinand J.La Menthe, regarded as the first prominent jazz musician, was born in 1890 and grew up in a French-speaking family in New Orleans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why were many black troops assigned to Arizona,New Mexico,and Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those states had significant uprisings of black citizens at the time. 
B)  Those states had the lowest population numbers, and many whites thought the states would be a good place for blacks. 
C)  They were needed to fight the frequent forest fires that broke out. 
D)  Whites thought that blacks could tolerate the heat better. 
A)  Those states had significant uprisings of black citizens at the time. 
B)  Those states had the lowest population numbers, and many whites thought the states would be a good place for blacks. 
C)  They were needed to fight the frequent forest fires that broke out. 
D)  Whites thought that blacks could tolerate the heat better.

Question 10

Booker T.Washington was _________ Institute's most famous and prized student.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Booker T.Washington was _________ Institute's most famous...

Question 11

What were W.E.B.Du Bois's ideas about education for blacks compared to Booker T.Washington's ideas? Why did they disagree so often about strategy and tactics?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the id

Question 12

In 1899 W.E.B.Du Bois composed his best-known tune,the "Maple Leaf Rag," which sold one million copies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why is Madam C.J.Walker significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was a wealthy aristocrat from France who financially supported black protest against segregation. 
B)  She was an influential author and poet. 
C)  She became a very wealthy businesswoman. 
D)  She was the first African-American woman to vote. 
A)  She was a wealthy aristocrat from France who financially supported black protest against segregation. 
B)  She was an influential author and poet. 
C)  She became a very wealthy businesswoman. 
D)  She was the first African-American woman to vote.

Question 14

What is social Darwinism?

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that man evolved from monkeys 
B)  a theory that applied Darwin's theory of "survival of the fittest" to human society 
C)  the idea that blacks, not whites, evolved from monkeys 
D)  the theory that all human males were less social animals than human females, and were therefore superior 
A)  the idea that man evolved from monkeys 
B)  a theory that applied Darwin's theory of "survival of the fittest" to human society 
C)  the idea that blacks, not whites, evolved from monkeys 
D)  the theory that all human males were less social animals than human females, and were therefore superior

Question 15

What role did race play in the lives of the "buffalo soldiers" in the West? How were they treated by Indians and whites?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define "buffa

Question 16

What black college did Booker T.Washington found in 1872?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hampton Institute 
B)  Tuskegee Institute in Alabama 
C)  University of Alabama 
D)  Washington State University 
A)  Hampton Institute 
B)  Tuskegee Institute in Alabama 
C)  University of Alabama 
D)  Washington State University

Question 17

What difficulty did black children face in trying to get an education in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  In rural areas, schools were open year round for black pupils. 
B)  Children were often required to assist parents with agricultural work. 
C)  Black high schools existed everywhere in the South, and education was not limited to primary levels only. 
D)  The South gave funding to black schools, but since they wanted black children to be taught to be submissive, black communities refused the money. 
A)  In rural areas, schools were open year round for black pupils. 
B)  Children were often required to assist parents with agricultural work. 
C)  Black high schools existed everywhere in the South, and education was not limited to primary levels only. 
D)  The South gave funding to black schools, but since they wanted black children to be taught to be submissive, black communities refused the money.

Question 18

The results of Jim Jeffries's marriage to a white woman led to his prosecution under the Mann Act by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: African Americans Challenge White Supremacy

How were black nurses exploited during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?

How did black church services compare to white church services in the South?

The __________ insurrection is an example of guerilla resistance by colonized people to the U.S.government and its expansion into Asia in the twentieth century.

By 1920 two forms of American music were developing-jazz and the blues.Both drew on African, American, and European musical elements and styles.

What is the distinctive characteristic of ragtime music?

Why were some people critical of Booker T.Washington's ideas and leadership?

Which church was the only significant one in early twentieth century America that was truly interracial?

Ferdinand J.La Menthe, regarded as the first prominent jazz musician, was born in 1890 and grew up in a French-speaking family in New Orleans.

Why were many black troops assigned to Arizona,New Mexico,and Texas?

Booker T.Washington was _________ Institute's most famous and prized student.

What were W.E.B.Du Bois's ideas about education for blacks compared to Booker T.Washington's ideas? Why did they disagree so often about strategy and tactics?

In 1899 W.E.B.Du Bois composed his best-known tune,the "Maple Leaf Rag," which sold one million copies.

Why is Madam C.J.Walker significant?

What is social Darwinism?

What role did race play in the lives of the "buffalo soldiers" in the West? How were they treated by Indians and whites?

What black college did Booker T.Washington found in 1872?

What difficulty did black children face in trying to get an education in the late nineteenth century?

The results of Jim Jeffries's marriage to a white woman led to his prosecution under the Mann Act by the federal government.

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