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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. According to Dr. King, during his first national address, why were inhabitants of the twentieth century privileged?
(a) Because they were "making dramatic changes in the face of opposition."
(b) Because they lived in "one of the momentous periods of human history."
(c) Because they were "not scared any longer."
(d) Because they were "living by the greatest sets of rules ever."

2. Who were Dr. and Mrs. King guests of during their stay in India?
(a) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
(b) Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
(c) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
(d) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

3. When associated with the Civil Rights Movement, what did demonstrators consider their arrests?
(a) Proof of commitment.
(b) Marks of honor.
(c) Badges.
(d) Unnecessary retaliation.

4. What did white racists bomb on September, 9 1957?
(a) The conference site for the MIA.
(b) Montgomery Bus Headquarters.
(c) Dr. King's home.
(d) Hattie Cotton Elementary School.

5. What are attempts to attack laws and customs that prohibited African Americans from eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians called?
(a) Sit-ins.
(b) Refusal to move.
(c) Call to removal of ignorance.
(d) Testing the system.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What two organizations denounced violent actions relating to desegregation acts?

3. On what date was the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 signed?

4. Where was Martin Luther King, Jr., ordained to the Christian ministry?

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

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