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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was James Farmer's position with CORE?
(a) Account Manager.
(b) Regional Supervisor.
(c) Vice President.
(d) National Director.

2. When was the first march supporting racial desegregation held in Washington, D.C.?
(a) October 25, 1958.
(b) December 5, 1955.
(c) October 25, 1955.
(d) December 5, 1957.

3. When did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) come into being?
(a) April 15-17, 1965.
(b) December 1-3, 1964.
(c) December 1-3, 1959.
(d) April 15-17, 1960.

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

5. Less than a week after the Youth March for Integrated Schools, a black youth was lynched. What was the name of this black youth?
(a) Clarence Mitchell, Jr.
(b) Mack Parker.
(c) Ernest Green.
(d) Marcus Garvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city in Tennessee had a race riot on February 23, 1960?

2. How many students marched toward the Alabama State Capitol Building in Montgomery?

3. What laws did African American interstate travelers ignore during their public transportation across state lines?

4. What did Dr. King plead with Americans not to default upon during his "I Have A Dream" speech?

5. What demonstration was held at Rainbow Beach in Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," why did the young blacks need to begin to look at their future in a different light?

2. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," why did many black men lose their self-respect?

3. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," how are the extreme race relations of the South explained?

4. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," how did the African American's awareness of the struggle for freedom in a worldwide realm help to account for a new sense of dignity?

5. When Rosa Parks was asked why she did not move from her seat on the bus, what did she answer?

6. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what were the problems associated with the shift from rural to urban life for African Americans?

7. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," what would it take for the "master race" to civilize African Americans "to a degree"?

8. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what two fronts must the African American work on during the period of social change?

9. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," there were eight descriptions of the "New Negro." What were three of the eight of the descriptions?

10. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what is the primary reason for bringing an end to racial discrimination?

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