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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Birth of the SCLC, 1957-1959.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The first federal Civil Rights Act did what?
(a) Dismissed all protest charges.
(b) Ended all segregation.
(c) Ended bus segregation only.
(d) Established a Civil Rights commission.
2. What was left on King's front porch in January, 1957?
(a) A dead rabbit.
(b) Dynamite.
(c) Hate mail.
(d) A lawsuit over the boycott.
3. The bus boycott took away what percentage of bus riders?
(a) 70 percent.
(b) 50 percent..
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 25 percent.
4. What was one of the demands that MIA made of the city?
(a) Buses should be reserved for blacks only.
(b) The buses should be filled front to back for blacks.
(c) The bus company should hire black drivers too.
(d) White passengers should have to stand when blacks were present.
5. What presidency did King turn down due to church and family responsibilities?
(a) The local NAACP chapter.
(b) The local Masons chapter.
(c) The local Elks chapter.
(d) The local ACLU chapter.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which organization was formed to oversee the boycott and legal maneuvering?
2. What magazine did King's picture appear on in 1957?
3. Who filed a federal court case that would challenge bus segregation head-on?
4. What SCLC program was to reach out more readily to the public?
5. King announced that the Crusade for Citizenship would hold how many rallies simultaneously?
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