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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and Afterword .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which civil rights leader spoke of his “Dream” in front of 250,000 people on the National Mall?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) George Wallace.

2. What was one of the events that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
(a) The killing of Amadou Diallo.
(b) The murder of two young girls in Birmingham, AL.
(c) The murder of George Floyd.
(d) The killing of Michael Brown.

3. Amite County Mississippi put forth $30.24 per white student and how much per Black student?
(a) $3.51.
(b) $351.00.
(c) $35.10.
(d) $10.35.

4. The mass purging of voter registration lists in Ohio’s three largest counties resulted in a loss of how many voters?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 14.
(c) 140.
(d) 144,000.

5. In 2015, FIfth Circuit judges ruled Ramos ruling would disturb the election because it was what?
(a) Constitutional.
(b) Too close to Election Day.
(c) Illegal.
(d) Hard to understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bullets were fired at Amadou Diallo?

2. In 2014 race riots erupted after the police killing of whom?

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?

4. Voters ID laws in Wisconsin affected how many residents?

5. Under Reagan’s administration, a series of student aid cuts worked to reduce Black enrollment by how much?

(see the answer key)

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