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

2. 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 afraid of dying.
(c) He is beaten.
(d) He is shot.

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

4. What is Bloody Sunday?
(a) The second day of the Selma to Montgomery march.
(b) The first day of the Selma to Montgomery march.
(c) There is no such thing as Bloody Sunday.
(d) The first Sunday of March.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is elected chairman of SNCC in '63?

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

3. What did the Civil Rights Act fail to address?

4. What were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney doing before they got stopped?

5. What does Harry Belafonte do for SNCC?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the MFDP?

2. Where does Lewis and his colleagues travel abroad to?

3. Who gives a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention in '64?

4. What church in Birmingham was considered a headquarters for the civil rights movement?

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

6. Who proposes "Action in Montgomery," and what is it?

7. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

8. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

9. What year is the Civil Rights Act signed into law?

10. How does Malcolm X die?

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