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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 11- Part 3: Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 signed?
(a) July 4.
(b) June 7.
(c) July 2.
(d) June 12.

2. On what date was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
(a) November 22, 1963.
(b) December 5, 1955.
(c) August 28, 1963.
(d) July 19, 1957.

3. What group organized the first integrated group of interstate travelers?
(a) CORE.
(b) NAACP.
(c) NUL.
(d) MIL.

4. What was the name of the man whose daughter was the focus behind the Brown vs. Board (1954) court case?
(a) Reverend Oliver Brown.
(b) Dr. Kenneth K. Brown.
(c) Stuart O. Brown.
(d) Charles M. Brown.

5. Who was the head of the Nation of Islam in 1960?
(a) Qubilah Shabazz.
(b) Elijah Muhammad.
(c) Louis Farrakhan.
(d) Malik Zulu Shabazz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the high school that nine black children attended under surveillance of federal troops, in Arkansas?

2. What did the assailant ask Dr. King right before his assault on September 20, 1958?

3. What were the nicknames of the African Americans who traveled from state to state even though they were prohibited from doing so because of white co-passengers?

4. What church was bombed that led Dr. King to deliver a sermon at the funeral of the little girls killed during the bombing?

5. When did Dr. King write the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

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