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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 16- Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the man whose daughter was the focus behind the Brown vs. Board (1954) court case?
(a) Dr. Kenneth K. Brown.
(b) Reverend Oliver Brown.
(c) Stuart O. Brown.
(d) Charles M. Brown.

2. Despite opposition, what two universities did President John F. Kennedy authorize federal marshals to accompany black students to registration?
(a) Universities of North and South Carolina.
(b) Universities of Mississippi and Alabama.
(c) Universities of Georgia and Ohio.
(d) Universities of Florida and Louisiana.

3. Where did Dr. King move days after his thirty-first birthday?
(a) Knoxville, Tennessee.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Mobile, Alabama.
(d) Newnan, Georgia.

4. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what do the "powerful" never lose?
(a) War.
(b) Opportunities.
(c) Chances.
(d) Themselves.

5. What memorial was the background for Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) Lincoln Memorial.
(b) Jefferson Memorial.
(c) Washington Monument.
(d) George Mason Memorial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group organized the first integrated group of interstate travelers?

2. What does NUL stand for?

3. What Illinois city approved a plan that prevented the erection of an interracial housing development on December 21, 1959?

4. What city was the home to the beginning of the movement exemplified by eating at lunch counters next to Caucasians when it began February 1, 1960?

5. What was the broad strategy of the Black Power Movement?

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