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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Sellers's fundraiser raise for his 2017 campaign?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $1.5 million
(d) $700,000.

2. Which high school friend of Sellers was killed in the War in Afghanistan in 2003?
(a) Val Marshall.
(b) Darius Jennings.
(c) Richard Lemmings.
(d) Robert Heldry.

3. What had Sellers helped to build in Denmark?
(a) A set of apartment blocks.
(b) A library.
(c) A school.
(d) A phone system.

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

5. Where did Sellers do a campaign event with Barack Obama in 2007?
(a) Vorhees College.
(b) South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
(c) Chapel Hill.
(d) The Nurmberg Center.

6. Who did Sellers run against in his race for the South Carolina House of Representatives?
(a) Thomas Rhoad Jr.
(b) Barry White.
(c) Harrison Beaurguard.
(d) Jim Jeffries.

7. What mental health issues does Sellers suffer from that started as a young teenager?
(a) Depression.
(b) Bipolar Disorder.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Anxiety.

8. What does Sellers say Morehouse College was bred on?
(a) Agitation.
(b) Anger.
(c) Power.
(d) Leadership.

9. Which pastor was Sellers good friends with, who encouraged Sellers at the end of his grueling 2014 race?
(a) Reverend Clementa Pinckney.
(b) Reverend Barnard Sentry.
(c) Reverend Clark Pitney.
(d) Reverend James Jordan.

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

11. What did Darrell Jackson tell Sellers when he announced his campaign in 2005?
(a) He told Sellers he was one hundred percent supportive.
(b) He told Sellers to run for school board and get his name out first.
(c) He told Sellers he did not have enough money to run.
(d) He told Sellers he needed to graduate first before running.

12. What food does Sellers find revolting but tried to eat anyway at a campaign stop?
(a) Fish.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Mayonnaise.
(d) Potatoes.

13. What symbol that many find racist and offensive was still displayed at the South Carolina State Capitol when Sellers was sworn in as a legislator?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan emblem.
(b) The cross.
(c) The Confederate Flag.
(d) The British flag.

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

15. Where are political deals usually struck, according to Sellers?
(a) Country clubs.
(b) Church dinners.
(c) Hotel bars.
(d) Diners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sellers think leadership is an interesting word?

2. What was one reason Sellers thought Rhoad was vulnerable in the campaign he ran against him?

3. What were Sellers and his roommates known for during the summer before their junior year of college?

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

5. Who had Sellers initially considered endorsing for president instead of Barack Obama?

(see the answer keys)

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