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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 18-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What county, on June 26, 1959, closed its entire school system rather than allow integration?
(a) Franklin County.
(b) Bedford County.
(c) Salem County.
(d) Prince Edward County.

2. How many students were expelled on March 2, 1960, by the Alabama Board of Education?
(a) 36.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 94.

3. On what date was the church bombed that killed the little girls where Dr. King delivered the funeral sermon?
(a) June 17, 1956.
(b) December 5, 1955.
(c) September 15, 1963.
(d) October 17, 1960.

4. What was the name of the war primarily between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
(a) The Russian-American War.
(b) The Cold Conflict.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) The Russian Conflict.

5. On what date did the head of the Nation of Islam call upon African Americans to form a state of their own?
(a) January 1, 1960.
(b) December 5, 1960.
(c) July 31, 1960.
(d) July 4, 1960.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date that Dr. King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech?

2. What New York governor ordered the National Guard to restore order to Rochester after riots broke out on July 25, 1964?

3. From whom did Dr. King say he learned about nonviolent resistance?

4. With whom from the NAACP did Dr. King argue regarding non-violent movement against racism?

5. When did the President remove the National Guard troops from the high school in Arkansas?

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