Question 1
What conclusion can be made about the new federal government created by the Constitution?
A) The people had greater power in selecting a chief executive.
B) The federal government was more powerful than it had been under the Articles of
Confederation.
C) The federal government continued to lack any power over economic matters.
D) The interests of the larger states were better served under the Constitution than under the
Articles of Confederation.
Question 2
Philosopher Alain Locke's anthology of essays and poems known as The New Negro embodied __________.
A) a new aesthetic vision
B) a proud work ethic
C) black racial pride
D) a deep connection to Africa
Question 3
What do Harper's Weekly cartoonist Thomas Nast's 1865 cartoon And Not This Man? and his 1874 cartoon Colored Rule in a Reconstructed (?) State reveal about his attitudes toward Reconstruction during the span of its existence?
A) Nast's images changed from portraying blacks as racist caricatures to noble individuals
during the Reconstruction era.
B) Nast's initial racist attitudes toward blacks were altered as he saw them become agents of
their own liberty during Reconstruction.
C) Nast's impression of this time period transformed from a progressive view to a reactionary
one as he grew disillusioned with Reconstruction's failures.
D) Nast was a strong supporter of black suffrage and believed that African Americans in the
South had earned the right to govern themselves after the end of Reconstruction.
Question 4
What attitude regarding the northward migration of African Americans can be inferred from this particular Jacob Lawrence painting from his Migration series?
A) irony
B) joy
C) condescension
E) detachment