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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Addie, Carole, Cynthia, and Denise?
(a) Four little girls who died in the church bombing.
(b) Four friends from Dallas.
(c) Four girls who were injured in the church bombing.
(d) Four girls from Nashville.

2. What did Lewis think of his travels abroad with SNCC?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He was indifferent.
(d) He thought it was alright.

3. Who is Jim Clark?
(a) Sheriff of Selma.
(b) A fireman.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A teacher.

4. Who is Barry Goldwater?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A dentist.
(c) Former Vice President.
(d) Republican Presidential nominee.

5. Who is assassinated on Lewis's birthday?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Diane Nash.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) Fannie Lou Hamer.

6. What is Bloody Sunday?
(a) The second day of the Selma to Montgomery march.
(b) The first day of the Selma to Montgomery march.
(c) The first Sunday of March.
(d) There is no such thing as Bloody Sunday.

7. Who co-leads the Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) Hosea.
(b) Rustin.
(c) Hamer.
(d) Bevel.

8. Which President proposed a Civil Rights Bill in '63?
(a) President Bush.
(b) President Kennedy.
(c) President Johnson.
(d) President Clinton.

9. Who was Jimmie Lee Jackson?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A protester.
(c) A firefighter.
(d) A teacher.

10. Under what conditions does Lewis march from Selma to Montgomery?
(a) He would not represent SNCC.
(b) He would run for president.
(c) There were no conditions.
(d) He would not return to SNCC.

11. Why are Lewis's colleagues upset about his March on Washington speech?
(a) They disagree with his message.
(b) He uses Communist language.
(c) They are not upset with him.
(d) He uses swear words.

12. What was the turning point in the movement for Lewis?
(a) The Selma March.
(b) The Democratic Convention.
(c) The Birmingham March.
(d) The Republican Convention.

13. What does Lewis pack on the day of the Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) Things he might need in prison.
(b) He packs nothing.
(c) A toothbrush.
(d) Water.

14. Why does Lewis think he is going to die at the first Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) He is afraid of dying.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is beaten.
(d) He does not think he will die.

15. Where are the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney eventually found?
(a) The bodies are never found.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In the river.
(d) In the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was MFDP?

2. Who is Bayard Rustin?

3. What happened to the children who marched in Birmingham?

4. What is the state of SNCC when Lewis returns home from his travels abroad?

5. Who is supposed to lead the first Selma to Montgomery march?

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