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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Medgar Evers?
(a) An actor.
(b) A civil rights activist.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A chef.

2. Why does Lewis think he is going to die at the first Selma to Montgomery march?
(a) He is beaten.
(b) He does not think he will die.
(c) He is afraid of dying.
(d) He is shot.

3. Under what conditions does Lewis march from Selma to Montgomery?
(a) There were no conditions.
(b) He would not represent SNCC.
(c) He would run for president.
(d) He would not return to SNCC.

4. What did the proposed Civil Rights Bill leave out?
(a) Police brutality.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Integration.
(d) Voting rights.

5. What does Harry Belafonte do for SNCC?
(a) Takes them out for dinner.
(b) Invites them on a trip.
(c) Gives them support.
(d) Gives them money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who looks in the woods for the bodies of Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?

2. What does President Johnson say at his surprise press conference?

3. Who is assassinated in '63?

4. What does Lewis know about what happened to Michael Shwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney?

5. What happens at the first Selma to Montgomery march?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes the youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize in '64?

2. Who does Lewis meet with while abroad?

3. Why does Dr. King file a request for a federal injunction?

4. Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?

5. Who gives a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention in '64?

6. What does Bloody Sunday refer to?

7. What is the MFDP?

8. Who goes missing on the way to SNCC training?

9. What year is the Civil Rights Act signed into law?

10. How does Malcolm X die?

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