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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. What were the nicknames of the African Americans who traveled from state to state even though they were prohibited from doing so because of white co-passengers?
(a) Riders.
(b) Freedom Riders.
(c) Freedom Challengers.
(d) Challengers.

2. 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) Charleston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Greensboro.
(d) Memphis.

3. Whose administration war policies did Dr. King attack when he delivered his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?
(a) Eisenhower's.
(b) Nixon's.
(c) Johnson's.
(d) Kennedy's.

4. How old was Martin Luther King, Jr., when Gandhi was assassinated?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

5. Where was Martin Luther King, Jr., ordained to the Christian ministry?
(a) Morningside Baptist Church.
(b) Ebenezer Baptist Church.
(c) South Baptist Church.
(d) First Baptist Church of Montgomery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Mohandas Gandhi assassinated?

2. In what magazine did Dr. King's famous series "How My Mind Has Changed" appear?

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

4. Who was the cause of Dr. King's injury on September 20, 1958?

5. What did President Eisenhower claim encouraged American military involvement around the globe?

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