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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 was the name of the man whose daughter was the focus behind the Brown vs. Board (1954) court case?
(a) Dr. Kenneth K. Brown.
(b) Reverend Oliver Brown.
(c) Stuart O. Brown.
(d) Charles M. Brown.

2. What city in Tennessee had a race riot on February 23, 1960?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Chattanooga.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Bristol.

3. Who was the first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association?
(a) Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.
(b) Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Rosa Parks.
(d) Melba Patillo Beals.

4. What book was Dr. King signing on September 20, 1958?
(a) Why We Can't Wait.
(b) The Measure of a Man.
(c) Stride Toward Freedom.
(d) Strength to Love.

5. In what magazine did Dr. King's famous series "How My Mind Has Changed" appear?
(a) Christian Century.
(b) CCM.
(c) Relevant.
(d) Guideposts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What president announced the use of federal troops to escort nine children to high school in Arkansas?

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

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

4. What date did the Montgomery buses become integrated?

5. How many federal marshals were dispatched by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?

(see the answer key)

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