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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. How many federal marshals were dispatched by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?
(a) 200.
(b) 600.
(c) 500.
(d) 400.

2. Why did Dr. King submit his resignation as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) To go on a worldwide self-realization pilgrimage.
(b) To devote himself full-time to the presidency of SCLC.
(c) To take care of his ailing grandmother.
(d) Because of problems with his congregation.

3. How many student demonstrators were arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 27, 1960?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

4. Dr. King reached out to his extensive religious contacts, including the National Baptist Convention, to organize what conference?
(a) Montgomery Christian Conference.
(b) Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(c) Southern Baptist Conference.
(d) Southern Religious Conference.

5. When did the President remove the National Guard troops from the high school in Arkansas?
(a) May 19, 1957.
(b) May 8, 1958.
(c) August 9, 1957.
(d) December 1, 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?

2. In what magazine did Dr. King's famous series "How My Mind Has Changed" appear?

3. When did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) come into being?

4. In Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech, what does King say all Americans hold that is signed by the founders of the United States?

5. Who was the first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association?

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