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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 5 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?
(a) The beginning of WWII.
(b) The beginning of WWI.
(c) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
(d) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

2. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?
(a) Mobile, Alabama.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Abilene, Kansas.
(d) Scranton, Pennsylvania.

3. Who raised Rustin?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) His older brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

4. Which singer performed at the 1963 March on Washington?
(a) Margaret Weiss.
(b) Mahalia Jackson.
(c) Nina Simone.
(d) Aretha Franklin.

5. Which general visited Marshall's unit in October 1917?
(a) General John Pershing.
(b) General Douglas MacArthur.
(c) General John Jacobs.
(d) General Dwight Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?

2. What tactics did Rustin and other civil rights leaders adopt to try to accomplish their goals?

3. Who did Ida Eisenhower marry?

4. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?

5. What company did Randolph work very hard to help unionize?

(see the answer key)

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