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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city was the home to the beginning of the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians when it began February 1, 1960?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Greensboro.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Charleston.

2. Who were Dr. and Mrs. King guests of during their stay in India?
(a) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
(b) Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
(c) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
(d) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

3. How many students were expelled on March 2, 1960, by the Alabama Board of Education?
(a) 9.
(b) 94.
(c) 2.
(d) 36.

4. What two organizations invited Dr. King to speak at the University of California at Berkeley on June 4, 1957?
(a) NUL.
(b) MIA.
(c) NAACP.
(d) YMCA and YWCA.

5. What president announced the use of federal troops to escort nine children to high school in Arkansas?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Dr. King as he was signing books on September 20, 1958?

2. Less than a week after the Youth March for Integrated Schools, a black youth was lynched. What was the name of this black youth?

3. How many student demonstrators were arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 27, 1960?

4. According to Dr. King, during his first national address, why were inhabitants of the twentieth century privileged?

5. What city in Tennessee had a race riot on February 23, 1960?

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