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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Medgar Evers die?
(a) He dies of cancer.
(b) He dies of old age.
(c) He does not die during the time of this book.
(d) He is shot by white men.

5. Why does Lewis go to the hospital?
(a) He breaks an arm.
(b) He is brutally beaten.
(c) He breaks a leg.
(d) He gets into a car crash.

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

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

8. Who is Malcolm X?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A human rights activist.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A politician.

9. What bridge does the first Selma march stop at?
(a) Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) Parks Bridge.
(c) Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) Edmund Pettus Bridge.

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

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

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

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

14. Who co-leads the Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) Bevel.
(b) Rustin.
(c) Hosea.
(d) Hamer.

15. Who won re-election in a landslide in '64?
(a) Obama.
(b) Bush.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who succeeds John F. Kennedy?

2. Who celebrates the church bombing?

3. Who was irked by all the protests?

4. What does Harry Belafonte do for SNCC?

5. What year was the Civil Rights Act signed into law?

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