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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. From whom did Dr. King say he learned about nonviolent resistance?
(a) Clarence Mitchell, Jr.
(b) Reverend Theodore J. Jemison.
(c) Rosa Parks.
(d) Martin Luther King, Sr.

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

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

4. When did the African nation of Ghana acquire its independence from British rule?
(a) March 6, 1957.
(b) September 9, 1955.
(c) April 9, 1956.
(d) December 1, 1955.

5. When was the historic Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down?
(a) December 1, 1955.
(b) March 17, 1957.
(c) April 1, 1955.
(d) May 17, 1954.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were the lunch counter sit-ins conducted on August 19 by the NAACP?

3. Why were organizations such as NAACP and the NUL formed?

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

5. What did the civil rights bill, signed on September 9, 1957, establish?

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