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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 county, on June 26, 1959, closed its entire school system rather than allow integration?
(a) Prince Edward County.
(b) Bedford County.
(c) Franklin County.
(d) Salem County.

2. What Democratic presidential candidate was running against Richard Nixon in 1960?
(a) Harry S. Truman.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) John Kennedy.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

3. What was the name of one of the first integrated group of interstate travelers that later served as Dr. King's chief strategists?
(a) Bayard Rustin.
(b) Emmett Till.
(c) Louis Farrakhan.
(d) Reverend Oliver Brown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious journal contained a summary of Dr. King's book Stride Toward Freedom?

2. Dr. King reached out to his extensive religious contacts, including the National Baptist Convention, to organize what conference?

3. Who went with Dr. and Mrs. King to India during their stay from February 2 to March 10, 1959?

4. How many students participated in the first march in Washington, D.C., supporting racial desegregation?

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

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