My Vanishing Country Test | Final Test - Easy

Bakari Sellers
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

My Vanishing Country Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who managed Sellers's 2014 campaign?
(a) James Robeson.
(b) Isaac "Ike" Williams Jr.
(c) Paul Richards.
(d) Marion Barry.

2. Why does Sellers think leadership is an interesting word?
(a) There is no clear definition.
(b) It is a relatively new word.
(c) No one ever uses it correctly.
(d) It has Greek origins.

3. What did John Lewis do during his congressional race with Julian Bond that Sellers think may have won Lewis the election?
(a) Demand Bond take a drug test.
(b) Campaign harder than Bond did.
(c) Raise much more money than Bond.
(d) Receive many influential endorsements.

4. What events are essential to campaigning in South Carolina?
(a) Church fish fries.
(b) Tennis matches.
(c) Golf matches.
(d) Diner meetings.

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

6. When did Sellers get his first tattoo?
(a) During freshman year in college.
(b) During freshman year in high school.
(c) During junior year in high school.
(d) During junior year in college.

7. Which advertising firm did Sellers meet with for his 2005 campaign?
(a) Chernoff Newman.
(b) Micky Rees.
(c) Colins Richardson.
(d) Baker Einhoff.

8. What did Martin Luther King Jr. aspire to be in his career before he became a minister?
(a) An actor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A doctor.

9. Why did some Blacks tell Sellers they were nervous about Barack Obama running for president?
(a) They were nervous about him being so young.
(b) They were nervous people would say they would vote for him, but then not vote for him because he was Black.
(c) They were nervous that someone would try to assassinate him.
(d) They were nervous he would not raise enough money.

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

11. Which mayor of Atlanta helped inspire Sellers's first political slogan that he used?
(a) Shirley Franklin.
(b) Hettie Williams.
(c) Marshall Williams.
(d) Joyce Brainerd.

12. Who was Sellers's fiance formerly married to?
(a) Vince Carter.
(b) James Jobson.
(c) LeBron James.
(d) Kobe Bryant.

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

14. Which of the following did Sellers view as critical to his candidacy in 2005?
(a) Yard signs.
(b) Knocking on doors.
(c) Flags.
(d) Calling people to ask for their vote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What transgression plagued Sellers for years afterwards?

2. Who was Sellers opponent in his 2014 campaign?

3. Which friend of Sellers died as a young teenager?

4. What is Sellers's usual reaction to the racist messages he regularly receives on social media?

5. Where was the last stop on Sellers's 2014 campaign?

(see the answer keys)

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