Question 1

Why is L. Douglas Wilder significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the first black presidential candidate. 
B)  He was the first black senator from Virginia. 
C)  He was the first black governor of a southern state since Reconstruction. 
D)  He was the first black man to become a billionaire. 
A)  He was the first black presidential candidate. 
B)  He was the first black senator from Virginia. 
C)  He was the first black governor of a southern state since Reconstruction. 
D)  He was the first black man to become a billionaire.

Question 2

Why was Berry Gordy important in black music and life?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the first black presidential candidate, in addition to founding Motown. 
B)  He contributed to the civil rights movement both through the production of black music, and also through financing important ventures. 
C)  He helped to stop the Detroit Race Riot, both in 1957 and 1967. 
D)  He was the primary politician behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964.. 
A)  He was the first black presidential candidate, in addition to founding Motown. 
B)  He contributed to the civil rights movement both through the production of black music, and also through financing important ventures. 
C)  He helped to stop the Detroit Race Riot, both in 1957 and 1967. 
D)  He was the primary politician behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964..

Question 3

Why did colleges begin to form black studies departments in the late 1960s and early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They began to feel that black studies were important, even before blacks became students there. 
B)  They were forced to form black studies departments by the Supreme Court. 
C)  More blacks entered white colleges, and began to demand courses of relevance to their lives. 
D)  Local NAACP groups demanded such programs, or they would riot and have protests. 
A)  They began to feel that black studies were important, even before blacks became students there. 
B)  They were forced to form black studies departments by the Supreme Court. 
C)  More blacks entered white colleges, and began to demand courses of relevance to their lives. 
D)  Local NAACP groups demanded such programs, or they would riot and have protests.

Question 4

What was not an effect of the Tet Offensive on Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  He announced that he would not run for president again. 
B)  He said he would halt the bombing of North Vietnam. 
C)  He wanted to begin to negotiate for peace in the war. 
D)  He decided to step up military maneuvers in Vietnam. 
A)  He announced that he would not run for president again. 
B)  He said he would halt the bombing of North Vietnam. 
C)  He wanted to begin to negotiate for peace in the war. 
D)  He decided to step up military maneuvers in Vietnam.

Question 5

Why did some politicians oppose the Great Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  They didn't want certain people---especially poor, previously disfranchised people---voting. 
B)  They felt that these programs ignored the problems of poverty. 
C)  They thought the programs did not spend enough. 
D)  The programs were too conservative for Democrats. 
A)  They didn't want certain people---especially poor, previously disfranchised people---voting. 
B)  They felt that these programs ignored the problems of poverty. 
C)  They thought the programs did not spend enough. 
D)  The programs were too conservative for Democrats.

Question 6

What was not a view of Malcolm X about changing black people's status in America prior to 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  He thought that nonviolence was an ineffective tactic. 
B)  He rejected integration, saying that most blacks did not want to spend time with whites. 
C)  He felt that real revolution would only come with bloodshed. 
D)  He hoped to work with the NAACP and Martin Luther King to affect change. 
A)  He thought that nonviolence was an ineffective tactic. 
B)  He rejected integration, saying that most blacks did not want to spend time with whites. 
C)  He felt that real revolution would only come with bloodshed. 
D)  He hoped to work with the NAACP and Martin Luther King to affect change.

Question 7

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 8

What provoked the Orangeburg Massacre?

Accepted Answer

A)  students protesting a lynching of a local political activist 
B)  students at a predominantly black college protesting an all-white bowling facility 
C)  the police attempting to stop college students from voting 
D)  white politicians in the area attempting to reintroduce segregation in schools 
A)  students protesting a lynching of a local political activist 
B)  students at a predominantly black college protesting an all-white bowling facility 
C)  the police attempting to stop college students from voting 
D)  white politicians in the area attempting to reintroduce segregation in schools

Question 9

Who was often considered the most popular black writer of the black arts movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Baldwin 
B)  Richard Wright 
C)  Martin Luther King 
D)  LeRoi Jones 
A)  James Baldwin 
B)  Richard Wright 
C)  Martin Luther King 
D)  LeRoi Jones

Question 10

How was the black arts movement criticized?

Accepted Answer

A)  for being racist 
B)  for being too concerned with art for art's sake and not enough with politics or inequality 
C)  for being too male-centered and homophobic 
D)  for taking advantage of working-class people 
A)  for being racist 
B)  for being too concerned with art for art's sake and not enough with politics or inequality 
C)  for being too male-centered and homophobic 
D)  for taking advantage of working-class people

Question 11

What was significant about Newark, New Jersey during 1967, and may have provoked its riot that year?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newark had the most highly educated black population in the nation. 
B)  Newark had the highest level of unemployed mothers with teenaged children. 
C)  The city had the highest unemployment rate for black men in the United States. 
D)  Newark was one of the only segregated cities in the North. 
A)  Newark had the most highly educated black population in the nation. 
B)  Newark had the highest level of unemployed mothers with teenaged children. 
C)  The city had the highest unemployment rate for black men in the United States. 
D)  Newark was one of the only segregated cities in the North.

Question 12

How did Johnson feel about U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  He thought if he fought the war in Vietnam, he would gain more support for his domestic programs. 
B)  He was very excited about the war and a chance to beat the communists and prove American military superiority. 
C)  He had mixed feelings. He didn't want to lose the war to the communists, but he knew it would hurt his Great Society programs. 
D)  Johnson had repeatedly looked for ways to get out of Vietnam since he took office from Kennedy. 
A)  He thought if he fought the war in Vietnam, he would gain more support for his domestic programs. 
B)  He was very excited about the war and a chance to beat the communists and prove American military superiority. 
C)  He had mixed feelings. He didn't want to lose the war to the communists, but he knew it would hurt his Great Society programs. 
D)  Johnson had repeatedly looked for ways to get out of Vietnam since he took office from Kennedy.

Question 13

Who is widely credited with assassinating King?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Hinckley 
B)  James Earl Ray 
C)  Ted Bundy 
D)  Louis Farrakhan 
A)  John Hinckley 
B)  James Earl Ray 
C)  Ted Bundy 
D)  Louis Farrakhan

Question 14

Which of the following was not a characteristic of poetry during 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 generally only used very formal, stilted 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 generally only used very formal, stilted 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 "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 16

On what did the Kerner Commission blame the riots?

Accepted Answer

A)  unfair drafting practices of the United States Army during the Vietnam War 
B)  widespread hunger among African Americans 
C)  blacks attempting to make too many gains too fast 
D)  white racism and the unequal treatment of blacks 
A)  unfair drafting practices of the United States Army during the Vietnam War 
B)  widespread hunger among African Americans 
C)  blacks attempting to make too many gains too fast 
D)  white racism and the unequal treatment of blacks

Question 17

What was the first political organization to adopt the black panther as its symbol?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Black Panther Party 
B)  the Democratic Party 
C)  the Africa Free Party 
D)  the Lowndes County Freedom Organization 
A)  the Black Panther Party 
B)  the Democratic Party 
C)  the Africa Free Party 
D)  the Lowndes County Freedom Organization

Question 18

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, and it was 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, and it was ineffective.

Question 19

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-and any attempt to better the situation for blacks would have to involve economic gains. 
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-and any attempt to better the situation for blacks would have to involve economic gains. 
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 20

What was a goal of the Poor People's Campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  only to help poor people gain access to health care 
B)  to help poor people clean up their neighborhoods, and have better access to city services like garbage pickup 
C)  a federally guaranteed minimum income for everyone 
D)  to try to get better treatment from police, who constantly victimized poor blacks 
A)  only to help poor people gain access to health care 
B)  to help poor people clean up their neighborhoods, and have better access to city services like garbage pickup 
C)  a federally guaranteed minimum income for everyone 
D)  to try to get better treatment from police, who constantly victimized poor blacks

Exam 22: Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts, 1965-1976

Why is L. Douglas Wilder significant?

Why was Berry Gordy important in black music and life?

Why did colleges begin to form black studies departments in the late 1960s and early 1970s?

What was not an effect of the Tet Offensive on Johnson?

Why did some politicians oppose the Great Society?

What was not a view of Malcolm X about changing black people's status in America prior to 1964?

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

What provoked the Orangeburg Massacre?

Who was often considered the most popular black writer of the black arts movement?

How was the black arts movement criticized?

What was significant about Newark, New Jersey during 1967, and may have provoked its riot that year?

How did Johnson feel about U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

Who is widely credited with assassinating King?

Which of the following was not a characteristic of poetry during the black arts movement?

Who was the "Godfather of Soul"?

On what did the Kerner Commission blame the riots?

What was the first political organization to adopt the black panther as its symbol?

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

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

What was a goal of the Poor People's Campaign?

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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, 1783-1820

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, 1868-1877

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

Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy

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

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protests, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

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

The World War Ii Era and the Seeds of a Revolution, 1936-1948

The Freedom Movement

African Americans at the Millennium

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