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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the civil rights bill, signed on September 9, 1957, establish?
(a) U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
(b) Anti-Racial Commission.
(c) Self-Determination for Activists Commission.
(d) Equality for All Commission.

2. According to Dr. King, during his first national address, why were inhabitants of the twentieth century privileged?
(a) Because they were "not scared any longer."
(b) Because they were "living by the greatest sets of rules ever."
(c) Because they lived in "one of the momentous periods of human history."
(d) Because they were "making dramatic changes in the face of opposition."

3. What was the name of the high school that nine black children attended under surveillance of federal troops, in Arkansas?
(a) Central High School.
(b) Centralia West High School.
(c) Triad High School.
(d) Wesclin High School.

4. What became a pseudonym for the Civil Rights Movement?
(a) All Are Equal.
(b) Free for All Persons.
(c) Call to Voice.
(d) Freedom Movement.

5. Who was the first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association?
(a) Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Melba Patillo Beals.
(c) Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.
(d) Rosa Parks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Dr. King's address to students at Berkeley (1957) to be published?

2. What did the assailant ask Dr. King right before his assault on September 20, 1958?

3. Who was the cause of Dr. King's injury on September 20, 1958?

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

5. What two organizations invited Dr. King to speak at the University of California at Berkeley on June 4, 1957?

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