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

2. How long did it take for Dr. King's address to students at Berkeley (1957) to be published?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

3. Who was the cause of Dr. King's injury on September 20, 1958?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white man.
(c) A black woman.
(d) A white woman.

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

5. What president announced the use of federal troops to escort nine children to high school in Arkansas?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first black student to graduate from the high school in Arkansas on May 27, 1958?

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

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

4. When did the President remove the National Guard troops from the high school in Arkansas?

5. When was the historic Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down?

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