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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Part VII - Part VIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sellers's parents react when he told them he was running for the state legislature?
(a) They were hesitant.
(b) They were supportive.
(c) They were sad.
(d) They were angry.

2. Why was Samuel L. Jackson expelled from Morehouse?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) Getting arrested too many times.
(c) Locking up the school's trustees in a building for two days.
(d) Protesting in ways the college did not like.

3. What was Pop's neighborhood called?
(a) The Black Forest.
(b) The Red.
(c) The Track.
(d) The Hookz.

4. What piece of advice did Sellers father give him about arguing with a fool?
(a) Always have a firm retort ready.
(b) Do not do it because the people watching cannot tell the difference.
(c) Never let anyone make you feel inferior.
(d) Always fight the fights worth fighting.

5. What does Sellers say politics is all about at its core?
(a) Money.
(b) Pretension.
(c) Power.
(d) Building personal relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Sellers's fundraiser raise for his 2017 campaign?

2. Who was Sellers's college roomate?

3. What does Sellers write that Denmark is a part of in the very beginning of Part II?

4. What transgression plagued Sellers for years afterwards?

5. What does Sellers say many people have done if they are from rural South Carolina?

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