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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which artist did the homecoming concert Sellers and his friends organized at Morehouse feature?
(a) Bruce Springsteen.
(b) Beyonce.
(c) Jay-Z.
(d) Lil Wayne.

4. How old was Sellers's opponent in the state legislature when he ran against him in 2005?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 82.
(d) 90.

5. When did Jarrod and Sellers first begin plotting Sellers's run for the South Carolina House of Representatives?
(a) While interning during college at Representative Jim Clyburn's office.
(b) While in their first post-graduate jobs.
(c) While on a gap year in England.
(d) While in high school.

6. 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 campaign for him too.
(c) He told Sellers Obama could help him win his next election too.
(d) He told Sellers his constituents would definitely vote for Obama.

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

8. When did Sellers graduate from Morehouse College?
(a) June 2004.
(b) May 2005.
(c) May 2003.
(d) August 2008.

9. Which former Morehouse president influenced great civil rights leaders, according to Sellers?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Marshall Williams.
(c) Benjamin E. Mays.
(d) Samuel L. Jackson.

10. What is Sellers's usual reaction to the racist messages he regularly receives on social media?
(a) He reports them to the social media platforms.
(b) He prays for the senders.
(c) He responds to them.
(d) He ignores them.

11. Who gave Sellers his start-up money for his 2005 campaign?
(a) His roommate.
(b) His favorite professor.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

12. 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 Confederate Flag.
(b) The British flag.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan emblem.
(d) The cross.

13. Where did Sellers live during the summer of his junior year of college?
(a) A dorm on the campus of Chapel Hill.
(b) A dorm on the campus of Morehouse.
(c) Villages of East Lake.
(d) A homeless shelter.

14. Which friend of Sellers died as a young teenager?
(a) Robert James.
(b) Pop.
(c) Alfred McClenan.
(d) Betrand.

15. What transgression plagued Sellers for years afterwards?
(a) His traffic violation.
(b) Being charged with disorderly conduct.
(c) His prosecution for shoplifting.
(d) His prosecution for drug possession.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did Sellers's fiance do for a living?

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

4. How did the women who worked in Morehouse's cafeteria treat Sellers?

5. What kind of law expert was Barack Obama?

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