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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 8- Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Dr. and Mrs. King guests of during their stay in India?
(a) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
(b) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
(c) Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
(d) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

2. On what date did the head of the Nation of Islam call upon African Americans to form a state of their own?
(a) January 1, 1960.
(b) December 5, 1960.
(c) July 4, 1960.
(d) July 31, 1960.

3. When did the President remove the National Guard troops from the high school in Arkansas?
(a) December 1, 1955.
(b) August 9, 1957.
(c) May 8, 1958.
(d) May 19, 1957.

4. What were the nicknames of the African Americans who traveled from state to state even though they were prohibited from doing so because of white co-passengers?
(a) Freedom Challengers.
(b) Challengers.
(c) Riders.
(d) Freedom Riders.

5. With whom from the NAACP did Dr. King argue regarding non-violent movement against racism?
(a) Michael Winds.
(b) Richard Kingston.
(c) Jonathon Sweenton.
(d) Robert Williams.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Dr. King submit his resignation as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

4. At some points, how did Dr. King help to keep the SCLC's cash flow problems from shutting down due to financial ruin?

5. What happened to James Farmer's bus as he was traveling from Washington, D.C., to the South?

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