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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some young White voters tell Sellers during his 2014 campaign?
(a) They would vote for him in his next election.
(b) They urged their grandparents to vote for him.
(c) They would try to model their careers after his.
(d) They would try to register people to vote.

2. What piece of advice did Sellers father give him about arguing with a fool?
(a) Always have a firm retort ready.
(b) Always fight the fights worth fighting.
(c) Never let anyone make you feel inferior.
(d) Do not do it because the people watching cannot tell the difference.

3. 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 about him being so young.
(c) They were nervous he would not raise enough money.
(d) They were nervous that someone would try to assassinate him.

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

5. What had Sellers helped to build in Bambery County?
(a) A library.
(b) A set of houses.
(c) A prison.
(d) A school.

6. Who was Sellers's fundraiser in his 2014 campaign?
(a) Jill Fletcher.
(b) Mamie Davis.
(c) John Rhodes.
(d) James Dordry.

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

8. Who is Sellers's stepdaughter?
(a) Kai Carter.
(b) Braleen Carter.
(c) Benae Carter.
(d) Rucker Carter.

9. How did the women who worked in Morehouse's cafeteria treat Sellers?
(a) They were indifferent to him.
(b) They made him pay extra for his food.
(c) They often gave him free food.
(d) They were angry he was protesting so much.

10. What did Sellers ask his opponent in 2014 to do during an interview on MSNBC?
(a) Disavow Q-Anon.
(b) Renounce his membership at a reportedly whites-only country club.
(c) Renounce his campaign contributions from corporate doners.
(d) Renounce his racist followers.

11. How did Sellers's parents react when he told them he was running for the state legislature?
(a) They were sad.
(b) They were hesitant.
(c) They were angry.
(d) They were supportive.

12. Who called Sellers in April 2007 while he walked to a law class?
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) John Edwards.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Barack Obama.

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

14. 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 Confederate Flag.
(c) The British flag.
(d) The cross.

15. When was the last time an African American was elected to a statewide political office in South Carolina?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which former Morehouse president influenced great civil rights leaders, according to Sellers?

2. What did Darrell Jackson tell Sellers when he announced his campaign in 2005?

3. Which pastor was Sellers good friends with, who encouraged Sellers at the end of his grueling 2014 race?

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

5. What food does Sellers find revolting but tried to eat anyway at a campaign stop?

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