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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Walls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Angela Davis want to be tried?
(a) In New York.
(b) In federal court.
(c) In Los Angeles.
(d) In State court.

2. What was the purpose of the rally Herbert Marcuse held?
(a) To get the government to end its nuclear weapons program.
(b) To get the government to enter dialogue with Castro.
(c) To get the government to hold firm against Castro.
(d) To get the government to withdraw its threats.

3. What was Angela Davis's perspective on the Birmingham church bombing?
(a) That the best response to violence was compassion.
(b) That the whole of society was guilty of murdering the girls.
(c) That the perpetrators must be found and made an example of.
(d) That the race conflict was really a class conflict.

4. What did Angela Davis see on the news in Detroit?
(a) News that her parents had been arrested.
(b) A report that she had been seen at her parents' house.
(c) A report on her crimes.
(d) News that David Poindexter was in custody.

5. What was Angela Davis's reason for traveling to Helsinki?
(a) A conference on the Algerian conflict.
(b) The World Festival for Youth and Students.
(c) To hear Malcolm X speak.
(d) To explore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Angela Davis after she was arrested?

2. Where did Angela Davis go after being released on bail?

3. Where was Angela Davis going at the beginning of the book?

4. How did Angela Davis travel to high school?

5. What did Angela Davis say were the two levels of prison existence?

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