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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. What does SNCC do despite the administration's pleas to stop?
(a) They continue planning.
(b) They continue meeting.
(c) They continue protesting.
(d) They continue talking.

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

7. What was the impact of the marches in Birmingham?
(a) The city vowed to arrest all protesters.
(b) They made no impact.
(c) The city promised to take steps toward desegregation.
(d) The city vowed to uphold segregation.

8. Who does Diane Nash marry?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Lewis.
(c) James Bevel.
(d) Jim Lawson.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What do the police claim happened to Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?
(a) They stayed in jail.
(b) They went home.
(c) They died in jail.
(d) They went missing.

15. Why does Dr. King file a request for a federal injunction?
(a) He does not file a request for a federal injunction.
(b) To protect himself.
(c) To provide safety for the protesters.
(d) To protect Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lewis go to the hospital?

2. Who leads the Selma to Montgomery march?

3. What bridge does the first Selma march stop at?

4. Who is Ella Baker?

5. Who is assassinated on Lewis's birthday?

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