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

2. What does Sellers say the GOP is sometimes referred to as nowadays?
(a) Good Old Party.
(b) God's Other Party.
(c) God's Only Party.
(d) Great Other Party.

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

4. What does Sellers think anxiety is grounded in for many Black males?
(a) Pressure.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Self-directed anger and rage.
(d) Educational disparity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sellers's opponent in the state legislature when he ran against him in 2005?

2. When did Sellers graduate from Morehouse College?

3. Who is Sellers's stepdaughter?

4. What did John Lewis do during his congressional race with Julian Bond that Sellers think may have won Lewis the election?

5. Who gave Sellers his start-up money for his 2005 campaign?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what happened to Sellers at the end of the campaign on a stage in Bamburg County?

2. Why did Sellers feel so proud on the stage with Obama in Orangeburg in 2007?

3. Why does Sellers feel that knocking on doors is so important during a political campaign?

4. What did Sellers challenge his opponent for Lieutenant Governor to do on MSNBC?

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

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

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

8. What mistake did Sellers realize he and the other organizers made during Obama's 2007 visit to South Carolina State University in Orangeburg?

9. Why were some Black people in South Carolina nervous about the candidacy of Barack Obama for president, according to Sellers?

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

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