Question 1

What occurred in Boston when a judge ordered several schools to desegregate by busing students to different areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites accepted the proposal enthusiastically. 
B)  Black parents and students rioted against police, with much racial violence continuing. 
C)  White parents and students rioted against police, with much racial violence continuing. 
D)  President Nixon refused to enforce the order, making it ineffective. 
A)  Whites accepted the proposal enthusiastically. 
B)  Black parents and students rioted against police, with much racial violence continuing. 
C)  White parents and students rioted against police, with much racial violence continuing. 
D)  President Nixon refused to enforce the order, making it ineffective.

Question 2

Who murdered Martin Luther King,Jr.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Don L.Lee 
B)  Richard Daly 
C)  Louis Farrakhan 
D)  James Early Ray 
A)  Don L.Lee 
B)  Richard Daly 
C)  Louis Farrakhan 
D)  James Early Ray

Question 3

The rise of black power and the Voting Rights Act enabled blacks to engage in the electoral process and achieve political influence over polices that impacted black communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Who was the "Godfather of Soul"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Berry Gordy 
B)  Chuck Berry 
C)  Miles Davis 
D)  James Brown 
A)  Berry Gordy 
B)  Chuck Berry 
C)  Miles Davis 
D)  James Brown

Question 5

What issues did George Wallace,a candidate in the 1968 presidential election,stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  He pressed for additional rights for blacks and the initiation of affirmative action programs in the states. 
B)  He stressed using more blacks in the military in Vietnam. 
C)  He denounced desegregation and civil rights and approved of repression of demonstrators. 
D)  He proved that black women were treated unfairly in defense industries. 
A)  He pressed for additional rights for blacks and the initiation of affirmative action programs in the states. 
B)  He stressed using more blacks in the military in Vietnam. 
C)  He denounced desegregation and civil rights and approved of repression of demonstrators. 
D)  He proved that black women were treated unfairly in defense industries.

Question 6

What types of actions did Jimmy Carter take regarding black issues? What was the overall effect of his presidency upon African Americans?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Question 7

Why did Malcolm X develop the types of views he had regarding the improvement of blacks' position in society? Who did he inspire and who were his critics?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Question 8

Both Martin Luther King,Jr.,and __________ _________ were assassinated in 1968.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Both Martin Luther King,Jr.,and __________ _________ were...

Question 9

Which college created the first black studies department in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  University of California at Berkeley 
B)  San Francisco State College 
C)  Harvard University 
D)  University of Alabama 
A)  University of California at Berkeley 
B)  San Francisco State College 
C)  Harvard University 
D)  University of Alabama

Question 10

How did the candidacy of George Wallace fare in the presidential election of 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wallace did surprisingly well in several states outside the South. 
B)  Wallace received almost no support in any area. 
C)  Wallace was beaten very narrowly by Johnson in the primaries. 
D)  Wallace received the support of all the Deep South states, but no others. 
A)  Wallace did surprisingly well in several states outside the South. 
B)  Wallace received almost no support in any area. 
C)  Wallace was beaten very narrowly by Johnson in the primaries. 
D)  Wallace received the support of all the Deep South states, but no others.

Question 11

In the 1976 election, ninety percent of African-American voters favored Jimmy Carter, a soft-spoken, religious Democrat, over President Gerald Ford.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who found jazz music the most important and influential during the black arts movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the general black population 
B)  black intellectuals 
C)  white intellectuals 
D)  black women 
A)  the general black population 
B)  black intellectuals 
C)  white intellectuals 
D)  black women

Question 13

Why was the Moynihan report so harshly criticized? What does this response reveal about the progression of race relations at that time?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define Moynih

Question 14

What is the connection of poetry to the black arts movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It combined sounds and rhythms of the street, music, and religious sermons. 
B)  It was published by a variety of journals in Chicago, Detroit, and New York. 
C)  It used very formal language to dramatize the effects of white society on black life. 
D)  The only poetry published was by black men. 
A)  It combined sounds and rhythms of the street, music, and religious sermons. 
B)  It was published by a variety of journals in Chicago, Detroit, and New York. 
C)  It used very formal language to dramatize the effects of white society on black life. 
D)  The only poetry published was by black men.

Question 15

Who was the leader of the Vietnamese Communists in 1945 and after?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kim Il Sung 
B)  Nguyen Minh 
C)  Vo Nguyen Giap 
D)  Ho Chi Minh 
A)  Kim Il Sung 
B)  Nguyen Minh 
C)  Vo Nguyen Giap 
D)  Ho Chi Minh

Question 16

President Jimmy Carter acknowledged his debt to the black electorate by appointing blacks to highly visible posts, such as Patricia _________ as secretary of housing and urban development, making her the first black woman to serve in the cabinet.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Jimmy Carter acknowledged his debt to...

Question 17

Why did the war in Vietnam frustrate Johnson and his War on Poverty?

Accepted Answer

The Vietnam War posed significant challe

Question 18

Why and how were the 1970s an era of economic growth for many poor and working-class blacks?

Accepted Answer

The 1970s were an era of economic growth

Question 19

The black middle class grew during the 1970s: In 1970, 4.7 percent of black families had incomes of more than $50,000.By 1986 the number had almost doubled to 8.8 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the 1970s,the gap between the incomes of the upper 20 percent of African Americans and their white counterparts narrowed,but the gap between black men and women at the bottom of the economic ladder and their white counterparts expanded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts

What occurred in Boston when a judge ordered several schools to desegregate by busing students to different areas?

Who murdered Martin Luther King,Jr.?

The rise of black power and the Voting Rights Act enabled blacks to engage in the electoral process and achieve political influence over polices that impacted black communities.

Who was the "Godfather of Soul"?

What issues did George Wallace,a candidate in the 1968 presidential election,stress?

What types of actions did Jimmy Carter take regarding black issues? What was the overall effect of his presidency upon African Americans?

Why did Malcolm X develop the types of views he had regarding the improvement of blacks' position in society? Who did he inspire and who were his critics?

Both Martin Luther King,Jr.,and __________ _________ were assassinated in 1968.

Which college created the first black studies department in 1968?

How did the candidacy of George Wallace fare in the presidential election of 1964?

In the 1976 election, ninety percent of African-American voters favored Jimmy Carter, a soft-spoken, religious Democrat, over President Gerald Ford.

Who found jazz music the most important and influential during the black arts movement?

Why was the Moynihan report so harshly criticized? What does this response reveal about the progression of race relations at that time?

What is the connection of poetry to the black arts movement?

Who was the leader of the Vietnamese Communists in 1945 and after?

President Jimmy Carter acknowledged his debt to the black electorate by appointing blacks to highly visible posts, such as Patricia _________ as secretary of housing and urban development, making her the first black woman to serve in the cabinet.

Why did the war in Vietnam frustrate Johnson and his War on Poverty?

Why and how were the 1970s an era of economic growth for many poor and working-class blacks?

The black middle class grew during the 1970s: In 1970, 4.7 percent of black families had incomes of more than $50,000.By 1986 the number had almost doubled to 8.8 percent.

During the 1970s,the gap between the incomes of the upper 20 percent of African Americans and their white counterparts narrowed,but the gap between black men and women at the bottom of the economic ladder and their white counterparts expanded.

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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

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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

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