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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) Equality for All Commission.
(c) Anti-Racial Commission.
(d) Self-Determination for Activists Commission.

2. When did the Montgomery Bus boycott begin?
(a) December 1, 1965.
(b) December 5, 1955.
(c) October 1, 1955.
(d) October 1, 1965.

3. What month did Dr. King address the First Annual Institute on Non-Violence and Social Change?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) April.

4. What is the date notated at the beginning of Chapter 3, "The Power of Nonviolence"?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1960.

5. What did white racists bomb on September, 9 1957?
(a) Montgomery Bus Headquarters.
(b) The conference site for the MIA.
(c) Dr. King's home.
(d) Hattie Cotton Elementary School.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association?

2. What does NUL stand for?

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

4. Dr. King reached out to his extensive religious contacts, including the National Baptist Convention, to organize what conference?

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

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