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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Obama write to Lewis when he becomes President?
(a) "For you."
(b) "With your help."
(c) "Because of you."
(d) "Thanks."

2. Who was especially shaken up by the church bombing?
(a) Jim Lawson.
(b) James Farmer.
(c) Diane Nash.
(d) Bull Connor.

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

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

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

6. Who is James Reeb?
(a) An actor.
(b) A teacher killed in a car crash.
(c) A minister who is killed by Klansmen.
(d) A policeman.

7. Who is Barry Goldwater?
(a) Former Vice President.
(b) A dentist.
(c) Republican Presidential nominee.
(d) A lawyer.

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

9. Where are the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney eventually found?
(a) In the river.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) The bodies are never found.
(d) In the woods.

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

11. Why does President Johnson randomly call for a press conference on the night of the Democratic National Convention?
(a) For fun.
(b) He does not call for a random press conference.
(c) To cut into the Democratic National Convention's program.
(d) To celebrate his birthday.

12. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
(a) A farmer
(b) A teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A civil rights activist.

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

14. When is the Voting Rights Act signed into law?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1966.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jimmie Lee Jackson?

2. What is Bloody Sunday?

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

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

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

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