Question 1

What did the black arts movement see as the role of art in black life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art should be uplifting and simply provide an escape from everyday life's worries. 
B)  Art should be combined with involvement in politics and community life to help blacks gain status. 
C)  Art had no role in culture, and blacks should focus on combating political and social discrimination. 
D)  All art forms came originally from Africa. 
A)  Art should be uplifting and simply provide an escape from everyday life's worries. 
B)  Art should be combined with involvement in politics and community life to help blacks gain status. 
C)  Art had no role in culture, and blacks should focus on combating political and social discrimination. 
D)  All art forms came originally from Africa.

Question 2

Why did the Black Panthers alarm white Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They advocated self-defense and frequently patrolled black neighborhoods with guns. 
B)  They were stressing a return to segregation, which had become unpopular. 
C)  They advocated violence against all whites, regardless of political views. 
D)  They hoped to move all African Americans to Africa, thereby removing an important part of the labor force. 
A)  They advocated self-defense and frequently patrolled black neighborhoods with guns. 
B)  They were stressing a return to segregation, which had become unpopular. 
C)  They advocated violence against all whites, regardless of political views. 
D)  They hoped to move all African Americans to Africa, thereby removing an important part of the labor force.

Question 3

The __________ Convention of 1972 uncovered the political tensions that had developed within the black community since the civil rights movement had achieved major successes during the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ Convention of 1972 uncovered the...

Question 4

The Justice Department under the Carter administration chose cases to prosecute under the Fair __________Act that involved widespread discrimination,to make the greatest possible impact.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Justice Department under the Carter administration...

Question 5

To what religion or denomination did Malcolm Little convert while in prison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baptist 
B)  African Episcopalian Methodist 
C)  Nation of Islam 
D)  the Peace Mission Movement 
A)  Baptist 
B)  African Episcopalian Methodist 
C)  Nation of Islam 
D)  the Peace Mission Movement

Question 6

Without black votes,Jimmy Carter could still have carried his native South in the presidential election of 1976.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Watergate break-in exemplifies the excesses of power undertaken by President Nixon and his inner circle of loyalists during the early 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How did Malcolm X's views change after his visit to Mecca in 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  He began to favor segregation and subordination for blacks. 
B)  He renounced his former view that all whites were evil and racist. 
C)  He began speaking for the use of violence and force to overcome racism. 
D)  He began to insist that all blacks move to Africa. 
A)  He began to favor segregation and subordination for blacks. 
B)  He renounced his former view that all whites were evil and racist. 
C)  He began speaking for the use of violence and force to overcome racism. 
D)  He began to insist that all blacks move to Africa.

Question 9

Why was Berry Gordy significant in black music and life?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the first black presidential candidate and founded Motown. 
B)  He contributed to the civil rights movement through the production of black music and by financing important ventures. 
C)  He helped to stop Detroit race riots, both in 1957 and 1967, by appealing to the black community and police to avoid violence. 
D)  He was the primary politician behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
A)  He was the first black presidential candidate and founded Motown. 
B)  He contributed to the civil rights movement through the production of black music and by financing important ventures. 
C)  He helped to stop Detroit race riots, both in 1957 and 1967, by appealing to the black community and police to avoid violence. 
D)  He was the primary politician behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Question 10

How did the policies of the Great Society relate to the challenges impacting blacks in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

The policies of the Great Society were d

Question 11

What types of programs did the Black Panthers start in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  programs to increase the prison inmate population 
B)  programs to educate people about the importance of experimenting with drugs 
C)  programs to instill racial pride 
D)  programs to educate blacks about white history 
A)  programs to increase the prison inmate population 
B)  programs to educate people about the importance of experimenting with drugs 
C)  programs to instill racial pride 
D)  programs to educate blacks about white history

Question 12

Which of the following was a Great Society program?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civilian Conservation Corps 
B)  the Freedmen's Bureau 
C)  the Social Security Act 
D)  Volunteers in Service to America (VIST
A)  
A)  the Civilian Conservation Corps 
B)  the Freedmen's Bureau 
C)  the Social Security Act 
D)  Volunteers in Service to America (VIST
A)

Question 13

A sluggish economy diminished Carter's popularity, but it was the __________ hostage crisis in 1979 that doomed his chances for reelection.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A sluggish economy diminished Carter's popularity, but...

Question 14

How did Stokely Carmichael change SNCC around 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  He expelled all white members. 
B)  He began to admit whites. 
C)  He forced all members to renounce nonviolence and Christianity. 
D)  He set age limits on group members to allow only college-age students to be members. 
A)  He expelled all white members. 
B)  He began to admit whites. 
C)  He forced all members to renounce nonviolence and Christianity. 
D)  He set age limits on group members to allow only college-age students to be members.

Question 15

How did King feel about the Vietnam War after 1966?

Accepted Answer

A)  He became more supportive of the war as the United States began defeating the communists there. 
B)  He never made a public statement about the war. 
C)  He was increasingly critical of the war as well as the idea that blacks should fight for a country that wouldn't guarantee or protect their civil rights. 
D)  He vacillated constantly over the war and never really came to a firm position before his death. 
A)  He became more supportive of the war as the United States began defeating the communists there. 
B)  He never made a public statement about the war. 
C)  He was increasingly critical of the war as well as the idea that blacks should fight for a country that wouldn't guarantee or protect their civil rights. 
D)  He vacillated constantly over the war and never really came to a firm position before his death.

Question 16

Why did the Great Society programs decline?

Accepted Answer

A)  the election of Richard Nixon 
B)  the Black Power movement 
C)  Johnson loss of interest in creating the Great Society 
D)  Johnson's increased spending on the Vietnam War 
A)  the election of Richard Nixon 
B)  the Black Power movement 
C)  Johnson loss of interest in creating the Great Society 
D)  Johnson's increased spending on the Vietnam War

Question 17

Why did King begin plans for the Poor People's Campaign in 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  After working briefly in Chicago, he realized that racial discrimination and economics were closely linked. 
B)  His advisors notified him that he was losing support among poor people in the cities because he had done little to help their economic situation. 
C)  The Poor People's Campaign was actually a program initiated by Lyndon Johnson. 
D)  King hoped to gain the support of the poor when he ran for president in 1968. 
A)  After working briefly in Chicago, he realized that racial discrimination and economics were closely linked. 
B)  His advisors notified him that he was losing support among poor people in the cities because he had done little to help their economic situation. 
C)  The Poor People's Campaign was actually a program initiated by Lyndon Johnson. 
D)  King hoped to gain the support of the poor when he ran for president in 1968.

Question 18

Educational __________ in the North reflected residential segregation in cities like Boston where schools in black neighborhoods received less funding than their white counterparts.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Educational __________ in the North reflected residential...

Question 19

What did the "Moynihan Report" view as the main source of economic and civil problems among blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the "breakdown" of the black family, with too many families led by single women 
B)  police brutality in the cities 
C)  the lack of role models for black children 
D)  the laziness and lack of work ethic among most blacks 
A)  the "breakdown" of the black family, with too many families led by single women 
B)  police brutality in the cities 
C)  the lack of role models for black children 
D)  the laziness and lack of work ethic among most blacks

Question 20

The results of the 1980 presidential race included reelection for Jimmy Carter in part because 90 percent of blacks voted for him.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts

What did the black arts movement see as the role of art in black life?

Why did the Black Panthers alarm white Americans?

The __________ Convention of 1972 uncovered the political tensions that had developed within the black community since the civil rights movement had achieved major successes during the 1960s.

The Justice Department under the Carter administration chose cases to prosecute under the Fair __________Act that involved widespread discrimination,to make the greatest possible impact.

To what religion or denomination did Malcolm Little convert while in prison?

Without black votes,Jimmy Carter could still have carried his native South in the presidential election of 1976.

The Watergate break-in exemplifies the excesses of power undertaken by President Nixon and his inner circle of loyalists during the early 1970s.

How did Malcolm X's views change after his visit to Mecca in 1964?

Why was Berry Gordy significant in black music and life?

How did the policies of the Great Society relate to the challenges impacting blacks in the 1960s?

What types of programs did the Black Panthers start in urban areas?

Which of the following was a Great Society program?

A sluggish economy diminished Carter's popularity, but it was the __________ hostage crisis in 1979 that doomed his chances for reelection.

How did Stokely Carmichael change SNCC around 1965?

How did King feel about the Vietnam War after 1966?

Why did the Great Society programs decline?

Why did King begin plans for the Poor People's Campaign in 1967?

Educational __________ in the North reflected residential segregation in cities like Boston where schools in black neighborhoods received less funding than their white counterparts.

What did the "Moynihan Report" view as the main source of economic and civil problems among blacks?

The results of the 1980 presidential race included reelection for Jimmy Carter in part because 90 percent of blacks voted for him.

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Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It”

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

African Americans Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s

The World War II Era and the Seeds of a Revolution

The Freedom Movement

African Americans in the Twenty First Century

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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