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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bridge does the first Selma march stop at?
(a) Edmund Pettus Bridge.
(b) Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Parks Bridge.
(d) Golden Gate Bridge.

2. Who proposes Action in Montgomery?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Bull Connor.
(c) Jim Lawson.
(d) Diane Nash.

3. How long does Lewis stay abroad with his colleagues?
(a) A year.
(b) 72 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 10 days.

4. When is the last time Lewis sees Malcolm X alive?
(a) In Africa.
(b) At the White House.
(c) In New York.
(d) In Europe.

5. Who was irked by all the protests?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Sheriff Clark.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) Lewis.

6. 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.

7. Who is elected chairman of SNCC in '63?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Diane Nash.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) James Bevel.

8. What did people bring to the teachers' march?
(a) Towels.
(b) Toothbrushes.
(c) Books.
(d) Tissues.

9. Who won re-election in a landslide in '64?
(a) Obama.
(b) Bush.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Kennedy.

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

11. What does President Johnson say at his surprise press conference?
(a) It is his birthday.
(b) He says nothing.
(c) It is his anniversary.
(d) It has been nine months since Kennedy's assassination.

12. Who leads the Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Jim Lawson.
(d) Fannie Lou Hamer.

13. In Book II, who did not want the protests to continue?
(a) Bull Connor.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Lewis.
(d) President Kennedy.

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

15. Who personally thanks Lewis for educating him?
(a) Jim Lawson.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) President Kennedy.
(d) Dr. King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney eventually found?

2. Who is James Reeb?

3. What does Lewis pack on the day of the Selma to Montgomery march?

4. Who looks in the woods for the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?

5. What does Fannie Lou Hamer endure over the years?

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