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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 62 - 123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does President Johnson say at his surprise press conference?
(a) It is his birthday.
(b) It is his anniversary.
(c) He says nothing.
(d) It has been nine months since Kennedy's assassination.

2. Who leads the first march in Birmingham?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) Lewis.
(c) James Bevel.
(d) Jim Lawson.

3. Who gives a moving testimonial at the '64 Democratic National Convention?
(a) Dr. King.
(b) Fannie Lou Hamer.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Jim Lawson.

4. Who writes “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
(a) James Bevel.
(b) Jim Lawson.
(c) Dr. King.
(d) Lewis.

5. Who is Barry Goldwater?
(a) Republican Presidential nominee.
(b) Former Vice President.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A dentist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney eventually found?

2. When where the Freedom Riders allowed to leave the church they were held in?

3. Who are the Freedom Riders?

4. What were Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney doing before they got stopped?

5. Who is devasted by Lewis's first arrest?

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