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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does SNCC not want Lewis to participate in on their behalf?
(a) The March on Washington.
(b) The Selma to Montgomery march.
(c) The Birmingham march.
(d) The march in Boston.

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

7. Who were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?
(a) Actors.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Ministers.
(d) Volunteers.

8. Who celebrates the church bombing?
(a) Bull Connor.
(b) White teens.
(c) Black teens.
(d) White adults.

9. What happens in Birmingham, AL on September 15, 1963?
(a) A church bombing.
(b) A festival.
(c) A riot.
(d) A protest.

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

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

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

13. Who is James Reeb?
(a) As a white problem.
(b) As a Black problem.
(c) As an American problem.
(d) As a Southern problem.

14. Who gives a moving testimonial at the '64 Democratic National Convention?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Fannie Lou Hamer.
(d) Jim Lawson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Lewis stay abroad with his colleagues?

2. Who is Harry Belaftone?

3. What happens at the first Selma to Montgomery march?

4. Who stops Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney on their way to training?

5. Who is Bayard Rustin?

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