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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Samuel L. Jackson expelled from Morehouse?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) Locking up the school's trustees in a building for two days.
(c) Getting arrested too many times.
(d) Protesting in ways the college did not like.

2. Which high school friend of Sellers was killed in the War in Afghanistan in 2003?
(a) Richard Lemmings.
(b) Val Marshall.
(c) Darius Jennings.
(d) Robert Heldry.

3. What kind of law expert was Barack Obama?
(a) Constitutional.
(b) Personal Injury.
(c) Civil Rights.
(d) Tax.

4. Which pastor was Sellers good friends with, who encouraged Sellers at the end of his grueling 2014 race?
(a) Reverend James Jordan.
(b) Reverend Barnard Sentry.
(c) Reverend Clark Pitney.
(d) Reverend Clementa Pinckney.

5. When did Jarrod and Sellers first begin plotting Sellers's run for the South Carolina House of Representatives?
(a) While in their first post-graduate jobs.
(b) While interning during college at Representative Jim Clyburn's office.
(c) While on a gap year in England.
(d) While in high school.

6. What transgression plagued Sellers for years afterwards?
(a) His prosecution for shoplifting.
(b) Being charged with disorderly conduct.
(c) His traffic violation.
(d) His prosecution for drug possession.

7. Who became Sellers's fiance?
(a) Halle Jefferson.
(b) Jennifer Rhodes.
(c) Marsha Black.
(d) Ellen Rucker.

8. Who had Sellers initially considered endorsing for president instead of Barack Obama?
(a) Marshall White.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) John Edwards.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

9. How many volunteers criss-crossed the state working for Sellers' campaign in 2014?
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 50.
(d) 250.

10. Which former Morehouse president influenced great civil rights leaders, according to Sellers?
(a) Benjamin E. Mays.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Marshall Williams.
(d) Samuel L. Jackson.

11. What office did Sellers run for in the latter half of his college career at Morehouse?
(a) Head of the Class Treasury.
(b) Board of Trustees Representative.
(c) SGA President.
(d) Hall Monitor.

12. What food does Sellers find revolting but tried to eat anyway at a campaign stop?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Mayonnaise.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Fish.

13. How old was Sellers's opponent in the state legislature when he ran against him in 2005?
(a) 45.
(b) 82.
(c) 50.
(d) 90.

14. Which two Black leaders does Sellers think provide hope for the future in electoral politics?
(a) Andrew Gillum and Karen Bass.
(b) Kamala Harris and Karen Bass.
(c) Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams.
(d) Stacey Abrams and Kamala Harris.

15. Why did some Blacks tell Sellers they were nervous about Barack Obama running for president?
(a) They were nervous about him being so young.
(b) They were nervous people would say they would vote for him, but then not vote for him because he was Black.
(c) They were nervous he would not raise enough money.
(d) They were nervous that someone would try to assassinate him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2014, what political risk did Sellers take?

2. Where do South Carolina candidates often meet to do informal business?

3. Which radio host does Sellers particularly admire in Part IV?

4. What had Sellers helped to build in Bambery County?

5. How much money did Sellers's fundraiser raise for his 2017 campaign?

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