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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. Where did Dr. King attend college during his undergraduate studies?
(a) Rhodes College.
(b) Morehouse College.
(c) Rollins College.
(d) Birmingham-Southern College.

2. Who were the primary people who led the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians?
(a) African American men.
(b) African American business-persons.
(c) African American women.
(d) African American college students.

3. When was the first march supporting racial desegregation held in Washington, D.C.?
(a) December 5, 1957.
(b) December 5, 1955.
(c) October 25, 1955.
(d) October 25, 1958.

4. Dr. King wanted to make sure that advocates of Black Consciousness did not associate racial pride with what?
(a) Racial stereotypes.
(b) Racial isolationism.
(c) Racial neglect.
(d) Racial discrimination.

5. When was the second march supporting racial desegregation held in Washington, D.C.?
(a) April 18, 1959.
(b) December 5, 1956.
(c) April 18, 1958.
(d) December 5, 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Illinois city approved a plan that prevented the erection of an interracial housing development on December 21, 1959?

2. What Democratic presidential candidate was running against Richard Nixon in 1960?

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

4. How many students were expelled on March 2, 1960, by the Alabama Board of Education?

5. Who was the head of the Nation of Islam in 1960?

(see the answer key)

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