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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 11- Part 3: Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the first African American to challenge interstate travel bans?
(a) Stokely Carmichael.
(b) Emmett Till.
(c) T. McCants Stewart.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

2. What president ordered federal marshals dispatched by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3. What was Stokely Carmichael's slogan in gaining the presidency of the SNCC on May 16, 1966?
(a) "Black Power."
(b) "We will not back down."
(c) "Freedom, Freedom, Freedom."
(d) "Equality Equals Nonviolent Means."

4. When did the Montgomery Bus boycott begin?
(a) October 1, 1965.
(b) December 1, 1965.
(c) December 5, 1955.
(d) October 1, 1955.

5. How long did it take for Dr. King's address to students at Berkeley (1957) to be published?
(a) Two years.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the march during which Dr. King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech?

2. On what date was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?

3. What city in Tennessee had a race riot on February 23, 1960?

4. In Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech, what does King say all Americans hold that is signed by the founders of the United States?

5. What became a pseudonym for the Civil Rights Movement?

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