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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rejects Action in Montgomery?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Jim Lawson.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) James Bevel.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the city of Selma end up banning after a slew of protests?

2. Why is Lewis invited to the White House in '63?

3. Who kills Virgil Lamar?

4. Who did Lewis always feel like was never part of the Movement?

5. Who is supposed to lead the first Selma to Montgomery march?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. King file a request for a federal injunction?

2. What does Bloody Sunday refer to?

3. Who is Medgar Evers?

4. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?

5. How does Medgar Evers die?

6. What does Harry Belafonte do for the civil rights movement?

7. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

8. Who goes missing on the way to SNCC training?

9. What does Bob Moses warn student volunteers of?

10. Who are Addie, Carole, Cynthia, and Denise?

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