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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 the first deadly shootout to occur on a U.S. college campus involving police?
(a) The Howard Masacre.
(b) Southern Carolina State.
(c) Kent State.
(d) The Orangeburg Massacre.

2. 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?
(a) Rachel Bass.
(b) Shirley Franklin.
(c) Julian Bond.
(d) Jim Clyburn.

3. Who did Jarrod call to raise money for Sellers in 2005?
(a) Classmates from Morehouse and Spelman.
(b) Classmates from Yale.
(c) Classmates from Orange County.
(d) Classmates from Harvard.

4. What did Sellers's grandmother die from?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

5. How did the person asking for Sellers's endorsement convince him to endorse Obama for president?
(a) He told Sellers Obama could help him win his next election too.
(b) He told Sellers his constituents would definitely vote for Obama.
(c) He told Sellers he would never have to explain his endorsement of Obama.
(d) He told Sellers Obama could campaign for him too.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose killing inspired Cleveland Sellers to do more in the civil rights movement?

2. What sport did Sellers love to play as a child and teenager?

3. What did Pop turn his attention to after his father's death?

4. How did Sellers's parents react when he told them he was running for the state legislature?

5. Where did Sellers do a campaign event with Barack Obama in 2007?

(see the answer key)

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