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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 16- Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book was Dr. King signing on September 20, 1958?
(a) The Measure of a Man.
(b) Strength to Love.
(c) Stride Toward Freedom.
(d) Why We Can't Wait.

3. What year was considered a momentous year in American history and in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1963.

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

5. What city was the home to the beginning of the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians when it began February 1, 1960?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Greensboro.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what is the goal of a relationship with the government for African Americans?

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

3. What religious journal contained a summary of Dr. King's book Stride Toward Freedom?

4. What must people of oppression accumulate to realize deliverance?

5. Who began to question President Eisenhower's commitment to more troops in Vietnam?

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