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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. What city was the home to the beginning of the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians when it began February 1, 1960?
(a) Greensboro.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Atlanta.

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

3. Who was the head of the Nation of Islam in 1960?
(a) Qubilah Shabazz.
(b) Louis Farrakhan.
(c) Malik Zulu Shabazz.
(d) Elijah Muhammad.

4. How many students participated in the first march in Washington, D.C., supporting racial desegregation?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

5. What position did Dr. King, while thirty-one, accept at a Baptist church?
(a) Pastor.
(b) Youth pastor.
(c) Deacon.
(d) Co-pastor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the dates of the demonstration at Rainbow Beach in Chicago?

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

3. What staff member from the SCLC helped young people from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to think for themselves?

4. What county, on June 26, 1959, closed its entire school system rather than allow integration?

5. In what magazine did Dr. King's famous series "How My Mind Has Changed" appear?

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