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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 62 - 123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the city of Selma end up banning after a slew of protests?
(a) Gathering in public spaces.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Integration.
(d) Gathering in groups larger than 3.

2. What does Farmer tell Freedom Riders on the night before their first trip?
(a) They should take extra toothbrushes.
(b) He understands if they want to back out.
(c) Farmer tells them nothing.
(d) They cannot back out now.

3. Who stops Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney on their way to training?
(a) The police.
(b) Nuns.
(c) No one stops them.
(d) Firemen.

4. What were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney doing before they got stopped?
(a) Eating.
(b) Preaching.
(c) Investigating a church.
(d) Teaching.

5. Who is Ella Baker?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A police chief.
(c) An activist.
(d) A professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the mattress war?

2. How do the Freedom Riders prepare for their journey?

3. Who are the Freedom Riders?

4. Why are the Freedom Riders sent to Parchman?

5. What did the Civil Rights Act fail to address?

(see the answer key)

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