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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is supposed to lead the first Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) Bevel.
(c) Hamer.
(d) Hamer.

4. Who were the Big Six?
(a) A group of youth pastors.
(b) A group of students.
(c) A group of civil rights activists.
(d) A group of Presidents.

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

6. What were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney doing before they got stopped?
(a) Preaching.
(b) Eating.
(c) Investigating a church.
(d) Teaching.

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

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

9. Who moves quickly on his promise to support a civil rights bill?
(a) President Obama.
(b) President Clinton.
(c) President Bush.
(d) President Johnson.

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

11. Who did Lewis always feel like was never part of the Movement?
(a) Stokely Carmichael.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Diane Nash.
(d) Malcolm X.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who personally thanks Lewis for educating him?

2. Why does Lewis think he is going to die at the first Selma to Montgomery march?

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

4. Who is Virgil Lamar?

5. Who gives a moving testimonial at the '64 Democratic National Convention?

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