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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 assassinated in '63?
(a) James Bevel.
(b) Jim Lawson.
(c) Harry Belafonte.
(d) President Kennedy.

2. What bridge does the first Selma march stop at?
(a) Parks Bridge.
(b) Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) Edmund Pettus Bridge.

3. Why does Lewis move to Atlanta in '63?
(a) To work for SNCC.
(b) To find a job.
(c) To find a job.
(d) To live with his girlfriend.

4. What does the city of Selma end up banning after a slew of protests?
(a) Gathering in public spaces.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Gathering in groups larger than 3.
(d) Integration.

5. What does Obama write to Lewis when he becomes President?
(a) "Thanks."
(b) "Because of you."
(c) "For you."
(d) "With your help."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, who did not want the protests to continue?

2. Who proposes Action in Montgomery?

3. Who celebrates the church bombing?

4. Why does Lewis think he is going to die at the first Selma to Montgomery march?

5. What did Lewis think of his travels abroad with SNCC?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Medgar Evers die?

2. Who succeeds President Kennedy following his assassination?

3. Who is Bayard Rustin?

4. What happens when the protesters reach Edmund Pettus Bridge?

5. Who proposes "Action in Montgomery," and what is it?

6. Where does Lewis and his colleagues travel abroad to?

7. Who is appointed chairman of SNCC in '63?

8. What does Bloody Sunday refer to?

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

10. How does the March series end?

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