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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. Why is Lewis weary of Lyndon B. Johnson?
(a) He is racist.
(b) He does not know how deep his support runs.
(c) He is not weary of him.
(d) He does not trust him.

2. What did the Civil Rights Act fail to address?
(a) Interracial marriage.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Integration.
(d) Voting rights.

3. Who is Medgar Evers?
(a) An actor.
(b) A civil rights activist.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A chef.

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

5. What did people bring to the teachers' march?
(a) Toothbrushes.
(b) Books.
(c) Tissues.
(d) Towels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, who did not want the protests to continue?

2. Why was SNCC beginning to fall apart?

3. Who were the Big Six?

4. Who is Ella Baker?

5. Who moves quickly on his promise to support a civil rights bill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the MFDP?

3. What does Bloody Sunday refer to?

4. What was the teachers' march?

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

6. How does Medgar Evers die?

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

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

9. Who leds the first march across Selma?

10. How does Malcolm X die?

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