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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 is Bayard Rustin?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Mayor of Nashville.
(c) A police chief.
(d) An activist.

2. Under what conditions does Lewis march from Selma to Montgomery?
(a) There were no conditions.
(b) He would not return to SNCC.
(c) He would run for president.
(d) He would not represent SNCC.

3. What were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney doing before they got stopped?
(a) Investigating a church.
(b) Eating.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Preaching.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the teachers' march?

3. What does SNCC not want Lewis to participate in on their behalf?

4. What did the proposed Civil Rights Bill leave out?

5. When is the Voting Rights Act signed into law?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the police chief determined to put protests to an end?

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

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

4. Why did SNCC oppose Kennedy's proposed Civil Rights Bill?

5. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

6. What happens on Turnaround Tuesday?

7. Who is Bayard Rustin?

8. What happens when the protesters reach Edmund Pettus Bridge?

9. What is the MFDP?

10. Who is Medgar Evers?

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