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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. What was the broad strategy of the Black Power Movement?
(a) Reclaiming of American land.
(b) African American solidarity.
(c) Equality of women.
(d) Educating whites on the power of African Americans.

2. On what date was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
(a) July 19, 1957.
(b) November 22, 1963.
(c) August 28, 1963.
(d) December 5, 1955.

3. In what year was Dr. King's book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community published?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1967.

4. What book was Dr. King signing on September 20, 1958?
(a) The Measure of a Man.
(b) Strength to Love.
(c) Stride Toward Freedom.
(d) Why We Can't Wait.

5. What are attempts to attack laws and customs that prohibited African Americans from eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians called?
(a) Sit-ins.
(b) Refusal to move.
(c) Testing the system.
(d) Call to removal of ignorance.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did Dr. King say he learned about nonviolent resistance?

2. What laws did African American interstate travelers ignore during their public transportation across state lines?

3. What is the name of the university where the SNCC was began?

4. What memorial was the background for Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech?

5. During what years did participation by African American churches in American public life surge?

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