Question 1
As late as the 1940s, roughly what percentage of eligible black people voted in the South?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25
Question 2
Black jazz musicians created a more complex style of music in the 1940s that was harder for whites to copy, cover over, or sweeten, called:
A) swing.
B) rockabilly.
C) cool jazz.
D) bebop.
Question 3
In response to the recommendations of To Secure These Rights, Truman:
A) sent a sweeping civil rights bill to Congress.
B) appointed the first black Cabinet member.
C) endorsed them but took no legislative action.
D) ordered the Supreme Court to reconsider Plessy v. Ferguson.
Question 4
In 1955, the black community in Montgomery, Alabama, represented this fraction of the city's population.
A) one-tenth
B) one-fourth
C) one-third
D) one-half