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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the teachers' march?
(a) A march organized by teachers for fun.
(b) A march organized by teachers for voting rights.
(c) A march organized by teachers for publicity.
(d) A march organized by teachers for integration.

3. Who looks in the woods for the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?
(a) No one.
(b) Lewis and his peers.
(c) James Farmer.
(d) Jim Lawson.

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

5. Who is Virgil Lamar?
(a) A white teen boy from Texas.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A Black teenage boy.
(d) A teacher.

6. Why does Lewis move to Atlanta in '63?
(a) To find a job.
(b) To find a job.
(c) To live with his girlfriend.
(d) To work for SNCC.

7. Why is Lewis weary of Lyndon B. Johnson?
(a) He is not weary of him.
(b) He is racist.
(c) He does not know how deep his support runs.
(d) He does not trust him.

8. What is Turnaround Tuesday?
(a) The Selma to Montgomery march by Nash.
(b) The Selma to Montgomery march by Bevel.
(c) The Selma to Montgomery march led by Hamer.
(d) The Selma to Montgomery march led by Dr. King.

9. What is the state of SNCC when Lewis returns home from his travels abroad?
(a) It is the same as before.
(b) It is falling apart.
(c) It is doing slightly better.
(d) It is thriving.

10. What church in Birmingham was considered a headquarters for the civil rights movement?
(a) 16th Street Baptist Church.
(b) 16th Street Presbyterian.
(c) First Congregational.
(d) First Unitarian.

11. Who finds the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?
(a) The police.
(b) Firemen.
(c) The National Guard.
(d) The FBI.

12. What did the Civil Rights Act fail to address?
(a) Integration.
(b) Voting rights.
(c) Interracial marriage.
(d) Segregation.

13. Who kills Virgil Lamar?
(a) White teens.
(b) A police officer.
(c) White adults.
(d) A lawyer.

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

15. Who gives a famous speech at the March on Washington?
(a) Fannie Lou Hamer.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Diane Nash.
(d) James Bevel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does President Johnson say at his surprise press conference?

2. Why are Lewis's colleagues upset about his March on Washington speech?

3. Who co-leads the Selma to Montgomery march?

4. Why does Lewis go to the hospital?

5. Who does Lewis run into while traveling abroad with SNCC?

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