Question 1

From 1900 to 2010,the percent of African Americans in the South decreased from ___% to ___ %.

Accepted Answer

A)  55; 33 
B)  90: 55 
C)  75; 33 
D)  65; 45 
A)  55; 33 
B)  90: 55 
C)  75; 33 
D)  65; 45

Question 2

Which Amendment abolished slavery throughout the nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thirteenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Seventeenth 
A)  Thirteenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Seventeenth

Question 3

Assigning children to school based on race rather than by location is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  de jure segregation 
B)  institutional segregation 
C)  residential segregation 
D)  de facto segregation 
A)  de jure segregation 
B)  institutional segregation 
C)  residential segregation 
D)  de facto segregation

Question 4

Which of the following was not part of the slave codes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves were not allowed to make a will or inherit anything 
B)  Slaves were allowed to learn how to read and write as long as his/her owner was the teacher 
C)  Slaves could not possess weapons or liquor 
D)  Slaves had to obey curfews 
A)  Slaves were not allowed to make a will or inherit anything 
B)  Slaves were allowed to learn how to read and write as long as his/her owner was the teacher 
C)  Slaves could not possess weapons or liquor 
D)  Slaves had to obey curfews

Question 5

Which sociologist refers to class as individuals who share a similar level of wealth and income?

Accepted Answer

A)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  E. Franklin Frazier 
D)  Harriet Martineau 
A)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  E. Franklin Frazier 
D)  Harriet Martineau

Question 6

Working at a job for which one is overqualified,involuntarily working part time instead of full time,or being employed on an intermittent basis is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  underemployment 
B)  the riff-raff theory 
C)  redlining 
D)  the discounting principle 
A)  underemployment 
B)  the riff-raff theory 
C)  redlining 
D)  the discounting principle

Question 7

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,people are considered unemployed only if they are

Accepted Answer

A)  actively seeking employment 
B)  registered with a government employment agency 
C)  not holding a full-time job 
D)  all of the above 
A)  actively seeking employment 
B)  registered with a government employment agency 
C)  not holding a full-time job 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax that prevented African Americans from voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nineteenth 
B)  Twenty-First 
C)  Twenty-Fourth 
D)  Twenty-Sixth 
A)  Nineteenth 
B)  Twenty-First 
C)  Twenty-Fourth 
D)  Twenty-Sixth

Question 9

Which event of the Civil Rights Movement was considered to be the most significant one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown vs. Board of Education 
B)  March on Washington 
C)  Boycott of bus system 
D)  Freedom Ride to Mississippi 
A)  Brown vs. Board of Education 
B)  March on Washington 
C)  Boycott of bus system 
D)  Freedom Ride to Mississippi

Question 10

In determining Black life-chances in a modern world,Wilson claims that

Accepted Answer

A)  race is more important than class 
B)  gender is more important than class 
C)  class is more important than race 
D)  race, class, and gender are equally important. 
A)  race is more important than class 
B)  gender is more important than class 
C)  class is more important than race 
D)  race, class, and gender are equally important.

Question 11

What president is responsible for desegregating the armed forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John F. Kennedy 
A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  John F. Kennedy

Question 12

Who was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard?

Accepted Answer

A)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Booker T. Washington 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
A)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Booker T. Washington 
C)  Frederick Douglass 
D)  Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 13

Which of the following is true in regards to social mobility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites are twice as likely as Blacks to exceed their parent's wealth 
B)  Black children are less likely to end up in the middle class than White children 
C)  Blacks are about 3 times more likely to be reared in a poor household than Whites 
D)  A and B 
A)  Whites are twice as likely as Blacks to exceed their parent's wealth 
B)  Black children are less likely to end up in the middle class than White children 
C)  Blacks are about 3 times more likely to be reared in a poor household than Whites 
D)  A and B

Question 14

The text states that slavery began in North American more than how many centuries ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  four and a half 
B)  two and a half 
C)  three and a half 
D)  one and a half 
A)  four and a half 
B)  two and a half 
C)  three and a half 
D)  one and a half

Question 15

Which of the following is not true for Sundown towns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-white residents experienced harassment from law enforcement officers 
B)  Non-white residents were permitted to be sharecroppers in the community 
C)  Non-White residents were excluded from residing in the community 
D)  B and C 
A)  Non-white residents experienced harassment from law enforcement officers 
B)  Non-white residents were permitted to be sharecroppers in the community 
C)  Non-White residents were excluded from residing in the community 
D)  B and C

From 1900 to 2010,the percent of African Americans in the South decreased from _% to _ %.

Which Amendment abolished slavery throughout the nation?

Assigning children to school based on race rather than by location is known as

Which of the following was not part of the slave codes?

Which sociologist refers to class as individuals who share a similar level of wealth and income?

Working at a job for which one is overqualified,involuntarily working part time instead of full time,or being employed on an intermittent basis is known as

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,people are considered unemployed only if they are

Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax that prevented African Americans from voting?

Which event of the Civil Rights Movement was considered to be the most significant one?

In determining Black life-chances in a modern world,Wilson claims that

What president is responsible for desegregating the armed forces?

Who was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard?

Which of the following is true in regards to social mobility?

The text states that slavery began in North American more than how many centuries ago?

Which of the following is not true for Sundown towns?

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From 1900 to 2010,the percent of African Americans in the South decreased from ___% to ___ %.

Which Amendment abolished slavery throughout the nation?

Assigning children to school based on race rather than by location is known as

Which of the following was not part of the slave codes?

Which sociologist refers to class as individuals who share a similar level of wealth and income?

Working at a job for which one is overqualified,involuntarily working part time instead of full time,or being employed on an intermittent basis is known as

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,people are considered unemployed only if they are

Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax that prevented African Americans from voting?

Which event of the Civil Rights Movement was considered to be the most significant one?

In determining Black life-chances in a modern world,Wilson claims that

What president is responsible for desegregating the armed forces?

Who was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard?

Which of the following is true in regards to social mobility?

The text states that slavery began in North American more than how many centuries ago?

Which of the following is not true for Sundown towns?

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From 1900 to 2010,the percent of African Americans in the South decreased from _% to _ %.