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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 16- Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?
(a) October 1, 1965.
(b) October 1, 1995.
(c) December 1, 1965.
(d) December 1, 1955.

2. What were the dates of the demonstration at Rainbow Beach in Chicago?
(a) July 9 and 16, 1961.
(b) December 5 and 7, 1961.
(c) August 5 and 9, 1961.
(d) June 5 and 7, 1961.

3. Who were the primary people who led the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians?
(a) African American women.
(b) African American men.
(c) African American business-persons.
(d) African American college students.

4. What month did Dr. King address the First Annual Institute on Non-Violence and Social Change?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) April.

5. Why was Dr. King in jail while writing the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
(a) Eating with a white man at a "White Only" diner.
(b) Participating in a conference for racial equality.
(c) Riding on an interstate bus with other activists.
(d) Participating in civil rights demonstrations.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech, what does King say all Americans hold that is signed by the founders of the United States?

2. What year was the atom bombed dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

3. According to Chapter 12:"Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech," who was the great shaman of the Nation of Islam?

4. In what year was Dr. King's book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community published?

5. Who was the head of the Nation of Islam in 1960?

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