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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. How many student demonstrators were arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 27, 1960?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 400.

2. On what date did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?
(a) December 1, 1955.
(b) October 1, 1995.
(c) October 1, 1965.
(d) December 1, 1965.

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

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

5. What demonstration was held at Rainbow Beach in Chicago?
(a) Swim-in.
(b) Wade-in.
(c) Sit-in-sand.
(d) Towel-in.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Dr. King wanted to make sure that advocates of Black Consciousness did not associate racial pride with what?

3. How many students marched toward the Alabama State Capitol Building in Montgomery?

4. What laws did African American interstate travelers ignore during their public transportation across state lines?

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

(see the answer key)

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