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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 did Dr. King plead with Americans not to default upon during his "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) Completeness of pride and honor towards their nation.
(b) Promise to form a better nation.
(c) Indebtedness to the spirit and principle of democracy.
(d) Promise to move forward with equality.

2. Where were the lunch counter sit-ins conducted on August 19 by the NAACP?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) California.

3. How many student demonstrators were arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 27, 1960?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 400.
(d) 300.

4. Why did Dr. King submit his resignation as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) To devote himself full-time to the presidency of SCLC.
(b) To go on a worldwide self-realization pilgrimage.
(c) To take care of his ailing grandmother.
(d) Because of problems with his congregation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1964, what party was refused a seat by the Democratic National Convention?

2. What was the Nobel Peace Prize Committee looking for when they choose Dr. King as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?

3. Despite opposition, what two universities did President John F. Kennedy authorize federal marshals to accompany black students to registration?

4. Who was sworn into the presidency following the assassination of JFK?

5. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., attend school to obtain his Bachelor of Divinity degree?

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