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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. What happened to Dr. King as he was signing books on September 20, 1958?
(a) He was verbally assaulted.
(b) He was punched.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He was shot.

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

3. According to Chapter 12:"Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech," who was the great shaman of the Nation of Islam?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Elijah Muhammad.
(c) Louis Farrakhan.
(d) Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

4. What position did Dr. King, while thirty-one, accept at a Baptist church?
(a) Pastor.
(b) Deacon.
(c) Youth pastor.
(d) Co-pastor.

5. How many people were arrested during the demonstrations in Selma, Alabama?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 3.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dr. King attend college during his undergraduate studies?

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

3. What book was Dr. King signing on September 20, 1958?

4. When associated with the Civil Rights Movement, what did demonstrators consider their arrests?

5. What became a pseudonym for the Civil Rights Movement?

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