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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 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) Promise to move forward with equality.
(d) Indebtedness to the spirit and principle of democracy.

2. According to Chapter 16 "A Time To Break Silence," who did the United States find it "easier to engage in warfare" as opposed to the Soviet Union?
(a) The citizens of the U.S.
(b) People of color.
(c) The Koreans.
(d) The French.

3. What did President Eisenhower claim encouraged American military involvement around the globe?
(a) A "military financed by the people."
(b) A "military that cared about the nation."
(c) A "military formed by the different."
(d) A "military-industrial complex."

4. What was the true goal of the Black Power Movement?
(a) To help African Americans become more "white."
(b) To create a support circle to fight against the KKK.
(c) For African Americans to fight for their freedoms.
(d) For African Americans to be more conscious of their history and culture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are attempts to attack laws and customs that prohibited African Americans from eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians called?

2. How many students participated in the first march in Washington, D.C., supporting racial desegregation?

3. What became a pseudonym for the Civil Rights Movement?

4. What Democratic presidential candidate was running against Richard Nixon in 1960?

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

(see the answer key)

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