Question 1

What did Reconstruction mean to the political-economic dimensions of the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Radical changes 
B)  Tensions throughout the South 
C)  Dramatic change in the political life of Black southerners 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Radical changes 
B)  Tensions throughout the South 
C)  Dramatic change in the political life of Black southerners 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

During Booker T. Washington's time, the prevailing explanation for the unequal distribution of wealth and power

Accepted Answer

A)  did not take into account the effects of institutionalized racism. 
B)  was supported by a social Darwinist theory of evolution. 
C)  was based on white experience in organizing society. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  did not take into account the effects of institutionalized racism. 
B)  was supported by a social Darwinist theory of evolution. 
C)  was based on white experience in organizing society. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 3

Which of the following acted as a deadly blow to the political participation of Blacks in Mississippi in the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments 
B)  Northern military presence in Mississippi 
C)  The implementation of "convict lease" programs 
D)  Literacy and poll-tax requirements for voting 
A)  The enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments 
B)  Northern military presence in Mississippi 
C)  The implementation of "convict lease" programs 
D)  Literacy and poll-tax requirements for voting

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the Reconstruction era?

Accepted Answer

A)  The percentage of white children enrolled in school exceeded the percentage of Black children enrolled in school. 
B)  The average monthly pay for white teachers exceeded the pay for Black teachers. 
C)  On average, white children attended school more days than Black children. 
D)  On average, Blacks earned more than Whites in 18 counties. 
A)  The percentage of white children enrolled in school exceeded the percentage of Black children enrolled in school. 
B)  The average monthly pay for white teachers exceeded the pay for Black teachers. 
C)  On average, white children attended school more days than Black children. 
D)  On average, Blacks earned more than Whites in 18 counties.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both of their educational perspectives reflected similar conflicts among educational thinkers throughout the country. 
B)  Both believed that assimilation through self-assertion of individual and social rights was important. 
C)  Both were born into slavery. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Both of their educational perspectives reflected similar conflicts among educational thinkers throughout the country. 
B)  Both believed that assimilation through self-assertion of individual and social rights was important. 
C)  Both were born into slavery. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

What are the three things that Washington believed would allow African Americans to succeed?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to vote, civil equality, and vocational education 
B)  Civil equality, education for youth, and vocational education 
C)  Vocational education, education of youth, and the right to vote 
D)  The right to vote, civil equality, and education for youth 
A)  The right to vote, civil equality, and vocational education 
B)  Civil equality, education for youth, and vocational education 
C)  Vocational education, education of youth, and the right to vote 
D)  The right to vote, civil equality, and education for youth

Question 7

Critically analyze W.E.B. Du Bois's criticism of Booker T. Washington's social and educational proposals for African Americans. Note that this question does not ask you to compare and contrast the educational visions of each of these men but rather to examine Washington's proposals through the lens of Du Bois's perspective.

Accepted Answer

W.E.B. Du Bois was a prominent African A

Question 8

Du Bois believed that Washington's message contributed to three movements that had a negative effect on African Americans. Which of the following is not one of those movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  The steady withdrawal of aid from institutions for the higher training of African Americans 
B)  An increase in the number of African American businessmen and property owners 
C)  The legal creation of a distinct status of civil inferiority for African Americans 
D)  The disfranchisement of African Americans 
A)  The steady withdrawal of aid from institutions for the higher training of African Americans 
B)  An increase in the number of African American businessmen and property owners 
C)  The legal creation of a distinct status of civil inferiority for African Americans 
D)  The disfranchisement of African Americans

Question 9

Du Bois believed that Washington asked African Americans to give up three things to survive. Which of the following does not qualify as one of those things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political power 
B)  Higher education 
C)  Factory employment 
D)  Civil rights 
A)  Political power 
B)  Higher education 
C)  Factory employment 
D)  Civil rights

Question 10

The Reconstruction period

Accepted Answer

A)  was perceived as an interruption in the working out of the place of free African Americans in the South. 
B)  saw the emergence of racially hostile southern "rifle clubs." 
C)  was a time of major economic depression in the South. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  was perceived as an interruption in the working out of the place of free African Americans in the South. 
B)  saw the emergence of racially hostile southern "rifle clubs." 
C)  was a time of major economic depression in the South. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Although Washington's philosophy of education for African Americans did seem progressive in comparison to other leaders' in the era of the late 19th and early 20th century, his approaches

Accepted Answer

A)  were acceptable to the white power structure of the time. 
B)  reflected his ability to raise the consciousness and awareness of his people. 
C)  reflected his ability to help his people see their political oppression and be able to resist it. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  were acceptable to the white power structure of the time. 
B)  reflected his ability to raise the consciousness and awareness of his people. 
C)  reflected his ability to help his people see their political oppression and be able to resist it. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

The gains made in public schooling by southern Blacks during Reconstruction came as a direct result of

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks' active political participation. 
B)  federal troops' enforcement of Blacks' civil rights. 
C)  an increase in democratic sentiments in the South. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Blacks' active political participation. 
B)  federal troops' enforcement of Blacks' civil rights. 
C)  an increase in democratic sentiments in the South. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

What was part of Washington's solution to the oppression of Blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans should not agitate for civil rights. 
B)  The Thirteenth Amendment should be abandoned. 
C)  Higher education should be provided for the "talented tenth." 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  African Americans should not agitate for civil rights. 
B)  The Thirteenth Amendment should be abandoned. 
C)  Higher education should be provided for the "talented tenth." 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 14

A statue of Booker T. Washington is said to portray him as "lifting the veil of ignorance from the Negro race." This reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  the historical consensus on Washington's contribution. 
B)  social Darwinism. 
C)  the power of myth in history. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  the historical consensus on Washington's contribution. 
B)  social Darwinism. 
C)  the power of myth in history. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 15

Du Bois advocated

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  protest. 
C)  self-assertion. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  protest. 
C)  self-assertion. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

The constitution framed by the Black belt redeemers in 1875 legally required

Accepted Answer

A)  racial segregation in schools. 
B)  a change in the governance of public education, putting control in African American hands. 
C)  more money to be allocated to white schools. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  racial segregation in schools. 
B)  a change in the governance of public education, putting control in African American hands. 
C)  more money to be allocated to white schools. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

Losing ground during the period of redemption, southern Blacks

Accepted Answer

A)  continued their efforts to provide education for their children. 
B)  tended to give up their desire for equality. 
C)  focused primarily on economic gains. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  continued their efforts to provide education for their children. 
B)  tended to give up their desire for equality. 
C)  focused primarily on economic gains. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 18

Viewing citizenship as something earned by achieving a certain level of education

Accepted Answer

A)  runs counter to American constitutional guarantees. 
B)  accords with American democratic principles. 
C)  would benefit all citizens equally. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  runs counter to American constitutional guarantees. 
B)  accords with American democratic principles. 
C)  would benefit all citizens equally. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 19

The "Mississippi Plan" was significant in that

Accepted Answer

A)  it used a constitutional convention to achieve its ends. 
B)  it became a model for other Southern states to establish voting rights for Blacks. 
C)  it was declared unconstitutional in 1989. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  it used a constitutional convention to achieve its ends. 
B)  it became a model for other Southern states to establish voting rights for Blacks. 
C)  it was declared unconstitutional in 1989. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 20

Although former slaves and other African Americans were given the right to vote by the Fifteenth Amendment, many of the educational gains they had achieved were eroded or lost in the period following Reconstruction. This can be traced to

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in Blacks' political participation. 
B)  decreasing Black interest in formal education. 
C)  a lowering of Blacks' power to exert political influence. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  an increase in Blacks' political participation. 
B)  decreasing Black interest in formal education. 
C)  a lowering of Blacks' power to exert political influence. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

What did Reconstruction mean to the political-economic dimensions of the South?

During Booker T. Washington's time, the prevailing explanation for the unequal distribution of wealth and power

Which of the following acted as a deadly blow to the political participation of Blacks in Mississippi in the late 1800s?

Which of the following is true about the Reconstruction era?

Which of the following is true about Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?

What are the three things that Washington believed would allow African Americans to succeed?

Du Bois believed that Washington's message contributed to three movements that had a negative effect on African Americans. Which of the following is not one of those movements?

Du Bois believed that Washington asked African Americans to give up three things to survive. Which of the following does not qualify as one of those things?

The Reconstruction period

Although Washington's philosophy of education for African Americans did seem progressive in comparison to other leaders' in the era of the late 19th and early 20th century, his approaches

The gains made in public schooling by southern Blacks during Reconstruction came as a direct result of

What was part of Washington's solution to the oppression of Blacks?

A statue of Booker T. Washington is said to portray him as "lifting the veil of ignorance from the Negro race." This reflects

Du Bois advocated

The constitution framed by the Black belt redeemers in 1875 legally required

Losing ground during the period of redemption, southern Blacks

Viewing citizenship as something earned by achieving a certain level of education

The "Mississippi Plan" was significant in that

Although former slaves and other African Americans were given the right to vote by the Fifteenth Amendment, many of the educational gains they had achieved were eroded or lost in the period following Reconstruction. This can be traced to

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What did Reconstruction mean to the political-economic dimensions of the South?

During Booker T. Washington's time, the prevailing explanation for the unequal distribution of wealth and power

Which of the following acted as a deadly blow to the political participation of Blacks in Mississippi in the late 1800s?

Which of the following is true about the Reconstruction era?

Which of the following is true about Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?

What are the three things that Washington believed would allow African Americans to succeed?

Du Bois believed that Washington's message contributed to three movements that had a negative effect on African Americans. Which of the following is not one of those movements?

Du Bois believed that Washington asked African Americans to give up three things to survive. Which of the following does not qualify as one of those things?

The Reconstruction period

Although Washington's philosophy of education for African Americans did seem progressive in comparison to other leaders' in the era of the late 19th and early 20th century, his approaches

The gains made in public schooling by southern Blacks during Reconstruction came as a direct result of

What was part of Washington's solution to the oppression of Blacks?

A statue of Booker T. Washington is said to portray him as "lifting the veil of ignorance from the Negro race." This reflects

Du Bois advocated

The constitution framed by the Black belt redeemers in 1875 legally required

Losing ground during the period of redemption, southern Blacks

Viewing citizenship as something earned by achieving a certain level of education

The "Mississippi Plan" was significant in that

Although former slaves and other African Americans were given the right to vote by the Fifteenth Amendment, many of the educational gains they had achieved were eroded or lost in the period following Reconstruction. This can be traced to

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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