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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did W.E.B. DuBois die?
(a) June 11, 1964.
(b) October 18, 1964.
(c) August 27, 1963.
(d) June 24, 1957.

2. On what date was the church bombed that killed the little girls where Dr. King delivered the funeral sermon?
(a) October 17, 1960.
(b) December 5, 1955.
(c) June 17, 1956.
(d) September 15, 1963.

3. Why were Western nations uncomfortable with the USSR?
(a) Because it espoused communism.
(b) Because it spoke out against the U.S.
(c) Because it allowed Africans to hold public offices.
(d) Because it still allowed slavery.

4. What was found on a farm near Philadelphia, Mississippi, on August 4, 1964?
(a) Three dead bodies of civil rights workers.
(b) A lynched black man.
(c) An unfinished speech written by Dr. King.
(d) Anti-equality propaganda in the form of a barn painting.

5. On what date did Dr. King give the sermon from Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct" at Ebenezer Baptist Church?
(a) December 5, 1967.
(b) February 4, 1968.
(c) October 12, 1967.
(d) March 17, 1968.

6. What kind of testing was banned on February 4, 1965, used to deny rights to vote?
(a) Writing.
(b) Literacy.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Driving.

7. What was the broad strategy of the Black Power Movement?
(a) Equality of women.
(b) African American solidarity.
(c) Educating whites on the power of African Americans.
(d) Reclaiming of American land.

8. When did the war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union begin and end?
(a) 1955-2000.
(b) 1960-1970.
(c) 1909-1913.
(d) 1945-1987.

9. When did Dr. King deliver his last, and greatest, sermon?
(a) May 3, 1968.
(b) April 5, 1968.
(c) April 3, 1968.
(d) March 3, 1968.

10. When did Dr. King speak publicly in an anti-war demonstration?
(a) October 25, 1967.
(b) March 25, 1967.
(c) April 25, 1967.
(d) June 25, 1967.

11. Despite opposition, what two universities did President John F. Kennedy authorize federal marshals to accompany black students to registration?
(a) Universities of Georgia and Ohio.
(b) Universities of North and South Carolina.
(c) Universities of Mississippi and Alabama.
(d) Universities of Florida and Louisiana.

12. What year was the Ebenezer Baptist church formed?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1909.

13. Where did Dr. King deliver his last SCLC presidential address?
(a) First Baptist Church.
(b) Congressional Baptist Church.
(c) 16th Street Baptist Church.
(d) Ebenezer Baptist Church.

14. What memorial was the background for Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) Jefferson Memorial.
(b) Lincoln Memorial.
(c) George Mason Memorial.
(d) Washington Monument.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was murdered on February 21, 1965, in New York City?

2. How many people were arrested during the demonstrations in Selma, Alabama?

3. According to Chapter 12:"Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech," who was the great shaman of the Nation of Islam?

4. What was the name of the 37-year-old NAACP field secretary murdered on his front porch on June 12, 1963?

5. Where did Dr. King accept his Nobel Peace Prize?

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