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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 11- Part 3: Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of testing was banned on February 4, 1965, used to deny rights to vote?
(a) Driving.
(b) Writing.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Literacy.

2. When did the Montgomery Bus boycott begin?
(a) October 1, 1965.
(b) October 1, 1955.
(c) December 1, 1965.
(d) December 5, 1955.

3. Who went with Dr. and Mrs. King to India during their stay from February 2 to March 10, 1959?
(a) Dr. Brian S. Edgar
(b) Dr. David T. Bauer.
(c) Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick.
(d) Dr. John P. Oswalt.

4. What two organizations invited Dr. King to speak at the University of California at Berkeley on June 4, 1957?
(a) NAACP.
(b) MIA.
(c) NUL.
(d) YMCA and YWCA.

5. What Democratic presidential candidate was running against Richard Nixon in 1960?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) Harry S. Truman.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) John Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the march during which Dr. King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech?

2. Dr. King reached out to his extensive religious contacts, including the National Baptist Convention, to organize what conference?

3. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., attend school to obtain his Bachelor of Divinity degree?

4. What were the nicknames of the African Americans who traveled from state to state even though they were prohibited from doing so because of white co-passengers?

5. Why were organizations such as NAACP and the NUL formed?

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