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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 murdered on February 21, 1965, in New York City?
(a) James Chaney.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Michael Schwerner.
(d) Phoolan Devi.

2. What quote from a civil rights hymn did President Johnson quote before a joint session of Congress in 1965?
(a) "We shall overcome!"
(b) "Keep your eyes on the prize!"
(c) "Oh freedom!"
(d) "We shall not be moved!"

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

4. On what date did Dr. King submit his resignation as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) December 5, 1955.
(b) April 19, 1957.
(c) November 29, 1959.
(d) October 19, 1958.

5. On what date did the head of the Nation of Islam call upon African Americans to form a state of their own?
(a) December 5, 1960.
(b) January 1, 1960.
(c) July 4, 1960.
(d) July 31, 1960.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the African nation of Ghana acquire its independence from British rule?

3. With whom from the NAACP did Dr. King argue regarding non-violent movement against racism?

4. When was the historic Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down?

5. What famous black child psychologist embraced the liberal idea that where there is no equal opportunity to succeed there can be no social equality?

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