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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. When did Dr. King write the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
(a) May 28, 1955.
(b) October 3, 1959.
(c) April 16, 1963.
(d) June 24, 1957.

2. What two organizations invited Dr. King to speak at the University of California at Berkeley on June 4, 1957?
(a) MIA.
(b) NAACP.
(c) NUL.
(d) YMCA and YWCA.

3. What happened to James Farmer's bus as he was traveling from Washington, D.C., to the South?
(a) It was run off of the road by the KKK.
(b) It was disabled (engine tampering) by white activists.
(c) It was bombed and burned.
(d) It was painted during an overnight stop to look like a Dixie flag.

4. What was the name of the high school that nine black children attended under surveillance of federal troops, in Arkansas?
(a) Wesclin High School.
(b) Centralia West High School.
(c) Triad High School.
(d) Central High School.

5. When was the historic Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down?
(a) April 1, 1955.
(b) March 17, 1957.
(c) May 17, 1954.
(d) December 1, 1955.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association?

4. Why was Dr. King in jail while writing the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

5. What was the name of the first African American to challenge interstate travel bans?

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