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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became a pseudonym for the Civil Rights Movement?
(a) Call to Voice.
(b) All Are Equal.
(c) Free for All Persons.
(d) Freedom Movement.

2. On what date was interstate traveling first challenged by an African American?
(a) April 1920.
(b) April 1905.
(c) April 1885.
(d) April 1910.

3. Who were the primary people who led the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians?
(a) African American business-persons.
(b) African American college students.
(c) African American men.
(d) African American women.

4. When did Dr. King write the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
(a) October 3, 1959.
(b) April 16, 1963.
(c) May 28, 1955.
(d) June 24, 1957.

5. 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?
(a) An "unpaid ticket."
(b) A "lottery ticket."
(c) A "promise of intent."
(d) A "promissory note."

6. On what date did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?
(a) October 1, 1995.
(b) December 1, 1955.
(c) October 1, 1965.
(d) December 1, 1965.

7. What did the assailant ask Dr. King right before his assault on September 20, 1958?
(a) "Are you crazy?"
(b) "Are you responsible for all this civil rights nonsense?"
(c) "Is this your book?"
(d) "Are you Martin Luther King?"

8. How long did it take for Dr. King's address to students at Berkeley (1957) to be published?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) One month.

9. What was the date of Dr. King's first national address?
(a) October 17, 1959.
(b) May 17, 1957.
(c) September 17, 1956.
(d) August 17, 1955.

10. With whom from the NAACP did Dr. King argue regarding non-violent movement against racism?
(a) Michael Winds.
(b) Richard Kingston.
(c) Robert Williams.
(d) Jonathon Sweenton.

11. What is the date noted at the beginning of Chapter 4, "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools"?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1959.

12. On what date did the head of the Nation of Islam call upon African Americans to form a state of their own?
(a) January 1, 1960.
(b) December 5, 1960.
(c) July 31, 1960.
(d) July 4, 1960.

13. Who was the first black student to graduate from the high school in Arkansas on May 27, 1958?
(a) Fred Shuttlesworth.
(b) Stokeley Carmichael.
(c) Charles K. Steele.
(d) Ernest Green.

14. At some points, how did Dr. King help to keep the SCLC's cash flow problems from shutting down due to financial ruin?
(a) King worked multiple jobs to keep the SCLC afloat.
(b) King put money from his speaking engagements into the SCLC.
(c) King sold personal possessions to keep the SCLC afloat.
(d) King asked for donations from wealthy people.

15. 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) Memphis.
(c) Greensboro.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the Nation of Islam in 1960?

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

3. How old was Martin Luther King, Jr., when Gandhi was assassinated?

4. When did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) come into being?

5. What president ordered federal marshals dispatched by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?

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