Question

What was the purpose of a literacy test before voting?

1. To help people relax before voting

2. To make sure only smart people could vote

3. To make voting more secure
or 4.
To prevent people from voting

Answer 1

After the Civil War, many states enacted literacy tests as a voting requirement. The purpose was to exclude persons with minimal literacy, in particular, poor African Americans in the South, from voting.

Answer 2

4. To prevent people from voting.

Step-by-step explanation:

The purpose was to exclude persons with minimal literacy, in particular, poor African Americans in the South, from voting.