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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jim Clyburn tell Sellers when Sellers told him he was running for the office he had chosen in 2014?

2. In 2014, what political risk did Sellers take?

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

4. Who did Sellers run against in his race for the South Carolina House of Representatives?

5. How much of the vote did Sellers win in his 2014 election?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jim Clyburn react to Sellers's decision to run for Lieutenant governor?

2. Why did the Georgia House of Representatives refuse to seat Julian Bond after he won an election there in 1965?

3. What does Sellers thinks was the cause of his mother's anxiety and depression?

4. What happened in the SGA race Sellers ran at Morehouse?

5. What reaction did Sellers often have to the hateful speech and messages he received via social media?

6. What kinds of tattoos does Sellers have and what do they mean to him?

7. Why does Sellers's mother think he is ultimately angrier about the Orangeburg Massacre than his father?

8. How did Ellen, Sellers's partner, react to his decision to run for lieutenant governor?

9. What is the role of the Church Fish Fry in Southern politics?

10. What does Sellers say is the most important thing in politics when a person is running a campaign?

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