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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martin Luther King Jr. aspire to be in his career before he became a minister?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An accountant.
(d) An actor.

2. How did Sellers's parents react when he told them he was running for the state legislature?
(a) They were hesitant.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They were supportive.
(d) They were sad.

3. Who did Sellers run against in his race for the South Carolina House of Representatives?
(a) Thomas Rhoad Jr.
(b) Harrison Beaurguard.
(c) Jim Jeffries.
(d) Barry White.

4. What symbol that many find racist and offensive was still displayed at the South Carolina State Capitol when Sellers was sworn in as a legislator?
(a) The Confederate Flag.
(b) The Ku Klux Klan emblem.
(c) The cross.
(d) The British flag.

5. Which advertising firm did Sellers meet with for his 2005 campaign?
(a) Colins Richardson.
(b) Micky Rees.
(c) Chernoff Newman.
(d) Baker Einhoff.

6. Which mayor of Atlanta helped inspire Sellers's first political slogan that he used?
(a) Shirley Franklin.
(b) Hettie Williams.
(c) Marshall Williams.
(d) Joyce Brainerd.

7. What had Sellers helped to build in Denmark?
(a) A phone system.
(b) A school.
(c) A library.
(d) A set of apartment blocks.

8. What were Sellers and his roommates known for during the summer before their junior year of college?
(a) Working very hard.
(b) Epic parties.
(c) Getting in trouble with police.
(d) Protesting.

9. When did Sellers get his first tattoo?
(a) During freshman year in college.
(b) During junior year in college.
(c) During junior year in high school.
(d) During freshman year in high school.

10. Which radio host does Sellers particularly admire in Part IV?
(a) Sylvia Myers.
(b) Rich Likten.
(c) Marc Maron.
(d) Charlamagne Tha God.

11. Who was Sellers's fundraiser in his 2014 campaign?
(a) Mamie Davis.
(b) James Dordry.
(c) Jill Fletcher.
(d) John Rhodes.

12. What does Sellers say in Part IV is the one thing no one ever regrets?
(a) Anger.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Love.
(d) Courage.

13. Who was Sellers opponent in his 2014 campaign?
(a) Randall Holmes.
(b) Mark Markinson.
(c) James Dordry.
(d) Henry McMaster.

14. What is Sellers's usual reaction to the racist messages he regularly receives on social media?
(a) He prays for the senders.
(b) He responds to them.
(c) He reports them to the social media platforms.
(d) He ignores them.

15. Who did Sellers call when he realized there was going to be a do-over for his election at Morehouse in the latter half of his time there?
(a) Jim Clyburn.
(b) Julian Bond.
(c) Rachel Bass.
(d) Shirley Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What office did Sellers run for in the latter half of his college career at Morehouse?

2. What transgression plagued Sellers for years afterwards?

3. How many volunteers criss-crossed the state working for Sellers' campaign in 2014?

4. Which of the following did Sellers view as critical to his candidacy in 2005?

5. What does Sellers say Morehouse College was bred on?

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