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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 5 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What significant civil rights event did Rustin help plan and execute?
(a) The sit-in at lunch counters.
(b) The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
(c) The church protests.
(d) The 1963 March on Washington.

2. Where did Perkins live in New York City with her husband?
(a) Harlem.
(b) The Upper West Side.
(c) The East Village.
(d) Around Washington Square.

3. Where did Randolph move at the beginning of his career?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Selma.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Orlando.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks describe as the habit of a friend who works on self-improvement and who Brooks admires?
(a) His friend spends two hours each night exercising and reading the bible.
(b) His friend spends a few moments right before bed every night reviewing his mistakes of the day.
(c) His friend spends an hour each night calling everyone in his family for a quick chat.
(d) His friend spends an hour each night carefully cooking the next day's meals.

5. What did Perkins' daughter once do as an adult that embarrassed Perkins?
(a) Eloped.
(b) Appeared drunk at a wedding.
(c) Wore wildly inappropriate attire to a society event.
(d) Spent all her money and ended up in jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event did Randolph plan to organize in 1941 to highlight the discrimination against blacks in the workforce?

2. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?

3. Where did Marshall attend college?

4. Which general visited Marshall's unit in October 1917?

5. Where was Ida Eisenhower born?

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