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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Meredith March, 'Black Power', and the Chicago Open-Housing Protests, 1966.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused King to fall into a depression?
(a) Evers' assassination.
(b) The violence in Birmingham.
(c) The lack of progress in Albany.
(d) Kennedy's assassination.

2. What were the marchers attacked with in Canton?
(a) Tear gas.
(b) Machine guns.
(c) Police dogs.
(d) Swords.

3. King was accused of what by the state of Alabama?
(a) Stealing from the SCLC.
(b) Unlawful mob action.
(c) Perjury for lying on a state tax return.
(d) A hit and run accident.

4. In St. Augustine, King was arrested for what?
(a) Delinquency of a minor.
(b) Robbery.
(c) Conspiracy to commit murder.
(d) Tax evasion.

5. How did King feel about his meeting with President Johnson?
(a) Glad that Johnson was a fellow Communist.
(b) Worried about his stand on voter registration.
(c) Impressed by his commitment to the Civil Rights bill.
(d) Depressed about his indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the SCLC convention, King suggested which city as the next one for protests?

2. King demanded that Birmingham hire how many black police officers?

3. Who used the term "black power" for the first time in a public form?

4. When King was pulled over while driving, what did he not have?

5. In 1964, King learned that he had won what?

(see the answer key)

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