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

2. What was the name of the first African American to challenge interstate travel bans?
(a) Stokely Carmichael.
(b) Emmett Till.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) T. McCants Stewart.

3. 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) Charleston.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Greensboro.

4. According to Chapter 16 "A Time To Break Silence," who did the United States find it "easier to engage in warfare" as opposed to the Soviet Union?
(a) The citizens of the U.S.
(b) People of color.
(c) The Koreans.
(d) The French.

5. What city in Tennessee had a race riot on February 23, 1960?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Nashville.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many federal marshals were dispatched by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?

2. 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?

3. What was the true goal of the Black Power Movement?

4. What war began to take precedence over the Civil Rights Movement given that military presence was needed?

5. Who were the primary people who led the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians?

(see the answer key)

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