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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait does Brooks say Randolph exuded, in the same way that Marshall had?
(a) Intellect.
(b) Anger.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Self-mastery.

2. What significant civil rights event did Rustin help plan and execute?
(a) The sit-in at lunch counters.
(b) The church protests.
(c) The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
(d) The 1963 March on Washington.

3. What was George Eliot's given name at birth?
(a) Mary Anne Evans.
(b) Katherine Michaels.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Janet Sparks.

4. In Chapter 6, who does Brooks say was the most prominent Civil Rights leader in America at the time the program Command Performance aired?
(a) A. Philip Randolph.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Nat Turner.

5. What pacifist organization did Rustin join after moving to Harlem?
(a) The Priory of Zion.
(b) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(c) The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR).
(d) The Non-Violent Coalition of States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Randolph move at the beginning of his career?

2. Who was Marshall's early biographer?

3. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?

4. What did writer George Eliot say a human life should be well-rooted in?

5. What is the title of William James' treatise that Brooks reference in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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