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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one reason Sellers thought Rhoad was vulnerable in the campaign he ran against him?
(a) He was known for not being dependable.
(b) He had been widely criticized for his lack of concern about unemployment benefits.
(c) He was not very popular with female voters.
(d) He was white in a predominantly African American district.

2. Whose killing inspired Cleveland Sellers to do more in the civil rights movement?
(a) Medgar Evers'.
(b) Emmett Till's.
(c) Rosa Park's.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.'s.

3. What sport did Sellers love to play as a child and teenager?
(a) Polo.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Lacrosse.

4. What substance had the state government been adding to the water in Denmark for years?
(a) Chlorinated Sulfate.
(b) Beano.
(c) HaloSan.
(d) Lead.

5. Where did Emmett Till's mother publish his funeral pictures?
(a) Jet Magazine.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) Ebony Magazine.
(d) Newsweek Magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sellers's parents first try to make a living in the town they moved to in the 1990s?

2. What did the boys from DC mostly wear at Sellers's college?

3. Where did Sellers live before moving to the town he thinks of as his hometown?

4. Who was one of Sellers's favorite teachers in high school?

5. Who did Sellers call when he realized there was going to be a do-over for his election at Morehouse in the latter half of his time there?

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