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Maynard Jackson was the first African-American mayor of:
a) Atlanta
b) Savannah
c) Macon
d) Valdosta

Hiring more police officers, improving living conditions, and helping businesses were achievements of:
a) Maynard Jackson
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Ivan Allen, Jr.
d) ####

After Hartsfield Airport was expanded, it was renamed:
a) Hartsfield-Jackson
b) after Lester Maddox
c) to honor the Georgia General Assembly
d) Atlanta International Airport

Before entering politics, Andrew Young was an active member of:
a) the SCLC
b) SNCC
c) the United States Navy
d) the Georgia Department of Education

Andrew Young became Georgia's first African-American Congressman since:
a) Reconstruction
b) World War I
c) the Great Depression
d) World War II

Who became U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the late 1970s?
a) Andrew Young
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Maynard Jackson
d) Ivan Allen, Jr.

Andrew Young is known for bringing Atlanta:
a) the 1996 Summer Olympics
b) significant economic problems
c) a modern highway system
d) the International Cotton Expositions

Jimmy Carter was born in:
a) Plains, GA
b) Waycross, GA
c) Bainbridge, GA
d) Ringgold, GA

At a young age, Jimmy Carter was:
a) a peanut farmer
b) a cotton farmer
c) a tobacco farmer
d) an indigo farmer

In 1970, who won the Georgia election for governor?
a) Jimmy Carter
b) Lester Maddox
c) Andrew Young
d) Maynard Jackson

Who won the presidential election of 1976?
a) Jimmy Carter
b) Ronald Reagan
c) Gerald Ford
d) Lyndon Johnson

The presidency of Jimmy Carter:
a) was troubled
b) only lasted for two years
c) lasted for three terms
d) was during a time of great prosperity in the U.S.

After his presidency ended, Jimmy Carter:
a) has been highly active
b) moved to New York City
c) became a judge in Georgia
d) ####

Working for Habitat for Humanity and winning the Nobel Peace Prize are associated with:
a) Jimmy Carter
b) Andrew Young
c) William Hartsfield
d) Maynard Jackson

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