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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9-10/Epilogue, Browder v. Gale, Rage in Montgomery, History's Door.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Claudette speak in 2005?
(a) The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
(b) The NAACP national meeting.
(c) Booker T. Washington Magnet High School.
(d) Howard University.

2. What did many of the black people think of Claudette?
(a) That she was emotional and feisty.
(b) That she was unstable.
(c) That she was an excellent figurehead for the movement.
(d) That she was smarter than the rest of them.

3. Which judge did not agree with the other two?
(a) Rives.
(b) They all three agreed.
(c) Lynne.
(d) Johnson.

4. When was Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka ruled upon?
(a) May 17, 1954.
(b) August 27, 1958.
(c) August 27, 1951.
(d) May 17, 1959.

5. Why were some people angry at Claudette?
(a) She talked to the press and gave them a bad impression of blacks.
(b) Her actions causes more problems with bus drivers.
(c) They were all proud of her, not angry.
(d) She acted like a celebrity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did 75 percent of the black men do in the 1950s?

2. Why was Claudette shunned having to do with her baby?

3. Who is Claudette Colvin?

4. What did the court receive after its decision?

5. From where did Geraldine Nesbitt hold an M.A.?

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