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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. Who was sworn into the presidency following the assassination of JFK?
(a) Richard M. Nixon.
(b) Gerald R. Ford.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

2. When did Dr. King celebrate his thirty-first (31) birthday?
(a) July 15, 1960.
(b) October 15, 1960.
(c) January 15, 1960.
(d) March 15, 1960.

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

4. On what date did Dr. King accept his Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) October 16, 1964.
(b) December 10, 1964.
(c) January 30, 1964.
(d) June 11, 1964.

5. Who was the first black student to graduate from the high school in Arkansas on May 27, 1958?
(a) Fred Shuttlesworth.
(b) Charles K. Steele.
(c) Ernest Green.
(d) Stokeley Carmichael.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did W.E.B. DuBois die?

3. What was the name of the police chief who ordered his officers to turn hoses on demonstrators during the registration of black students at its state university?

4. How many people were arrested during the demonstrations in Selma, Alabama?

5. What position did Dr. King, while thirty-one, accept at a Baptist church?

(see the answer key)

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