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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many protesters were arrested during the first day of the Birmingham protests?
(a) 275.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 140.
2. When King was pulled over while driving, what did he not have?
(a) A Georgia driver's license.
(b) A voter's registration card.
(c) Proof of Insurance.
(d) Car insurance.
3. What presidency did King turn down due to church and family responsibilities?
(a) The local NAACP chapter.
(b) The local ACLU chapter.
(c) The local Elks chapter.
(d) The local Masons chapter.
4. King became the assistant pastor at what church?
(a) Ebenezer Baptist.
(b) Emmanuel Baptist.
(c) Second Methodist.
(d) South Atlanta Methodist.
5. King planned a march to which city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Seattle.
6. In February 1959, King and his wife traveled to see sites made famous by whom?
(a) King Tut.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Genghis Khan.
7. What happened on January 30, 1956?
(a) The boycott ended.
(b) The King home was bombed.
(c) King was killed.
(d) The MIA filed a federal court case against segregation.
8. King's father and grandfather were involved in what profession?
(a) Preachers.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Farmers.
9. Why did the bus boycott not end when the bus company was losing so much money?
(a) A judge ordered the continuation of the boycott.
(b) The bus company prefered to go out of business.
(c) The city refused to compromise.
(d) The Albany Movement wanted to crush the bus company.
10. How long was King sentenced to jail for violating his probation?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 9 months.
11. Who was asked to vacate her seat on a city bus for a white passenger?
(a) Fannie Lou Hamer.
(b) Betty Shabazz.
(c) Rosa Parks.
(d) Abigail Jenson.
12. Who filed a federal court case that would challenge bus segregation head-on?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) Fred Gray.
(c) Robert Graetz.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.
13. Who was the most important person in King's life as a child?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His uncle.
14. King wanted the Birmingham protests to start after what?
(a) The opening of a new department store.
(b) The elections.
(c) The new year.
(d) The March on Washington.
15. Why did Rustin resign?
(a) Clayton threatened to say that Rustin and King were lovers.
(b) Rustin was caught at a communist meeting.
(c) He was recovering from stab wounds after a woman attacked him.
(d) He was angry with King about the direction of the SCLC.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who rebuked King's attempt to organize a day of mourning?
2. What was left on King's front porch in January, 1957?
3. The white merchants resisted what aim?
4. Who did King speak with about the bombing, suggesting that a strong stand needed to be taken?
5. Where was King when a grand jury began handing out indictments against MIA leaders for breaking laws against unlawful boycotts?
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