Free Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Quiz

1)

What political party is Levison a member of? (from Chapter 6, A Taste of the World,)

Repubilicans

Labor

KKK

Communist

2)

What does King reveal a habit of keeping? (from Chapter 22, The March on Washington,)

Drugs

A mistress

Money

A rank of cars

3)

What do the Alabama police charge King with? (from Chapter 7, The Quickening,)

Perjury

Tax evasion

Speeding

Murder

4)

Where does Faubus fly to to talk to Eisenhower? (from Chapter 6, A Taste of the World,)

Alaska

Hawaii

Isle of Man

Rhode Island

5)

Who is the Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election? (from Chapter 7, The Quickening,)

James Elroy

Jackie Robinson

John Kennedy

Robert Kennedy

6)

What does the waitress pour over Lewis? (from Chapter 10, The Kennedy Transition,)

Gravy

Water

Orange juice

Cream

7)

What is the name of King's lawyer? (from Chapter 22, The March on Washington,)

Hunter Davis

David Regan

Paul Loretti

James Evans

8)

Who does Kennedy send to Birmingham? (from Chapter 23, Crossing Over: Nightmares and Dreams,)

Wallace

Davis

Marshall

Hoover

9)

Who does John Kennedy offer his support to in this chapter? (from Chapter 9, A Pawn of History,)

Levin

Rustin

Moses

Coretta King

10)

What do the courts accuse King of not paying taxes for? (from Chapter 7, The Quickening,)

Income earned from writing

Income earned from lecturing

Income earned from Civil Rights work

Income earned from preaching

11)

What newspaper was the reporter in the church in Mississippi from? (from Chapter 16, The Fireman's Last Reprieve,)

The San Francisco Chronicle

The KKK Observer

The Jackson Packet

The New York Times

12)

In what state do the Freedom Riders encounter their first problems? (from Chapter 11, Baptism on Wheels,)

South Carolina

Noth Carolina

Mississippi

Georgia

13)

Where do students march to in Nashville? (from Chapter 7, The Quickening,)

The city clock

The city hall

The main train station

The main bus depot

14)

Which comedian join the marches in Greenwood? (from Chapter 19, Greenwood and Birmingham Jail,)

Dick Gregory

Lenny Bruce

Richard Pryor

Bill Crosby

15)

What is King asked to write a book about? (from Chapter 6, A Taste of the World,)

His life

The Old Testament

Ghana

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

16)

Who does Hoover warn Kennedy to stay away from? (from Chapter 15, Hoover's Triangle and King's Machine,)

Frank Sinatra

Marilyn Monroe

Martin Luther King

Sammy Davis Jr

17)

What kind of animal attacks Moses? (from Chapter 19, Greenwood and Birmingham Jail,)

A dog

A cougar

A cat

A bear

18)

What position does Jackson remove King from? (from Chapter 13, Moses in McComb, King in Kansas City,)

Vice President of NAACP

Preacher at the Dexter Church

Vice President of the Sunday School Board

President of the SNCC

19)

Which country's prime minister sends an official protest at the use of fire hoses? (from Chapter 21, The Firestorm,)

Switerland

Uganda

Britain

Japan

20)

On what special day does a bomb go off in Birmingham? (from Chapter 23, Crossing Over: Nightmares and Dreams,)

Thanksgiving

Youth Day

St. Valentine's Day

Christmas Day

21)

Where did King's four friends go on trial? (from Chapter 9, A Pawn of History,)

Los Angeles

New York City

Jackson

Montgomery

22)

What do a group of people form at Slater King's house? (from Chapter 14, Almost Christmas in Albany,)

The Albany Movement

The Peace Movement

The Gandhi Gang

The Freedom Movement

23)

In what state does Robert Kennedy make a speech in this chapter? (from Chapter 11, Baptism on Wheels,)

New York

South Carolina

Georgia

North Carolina

24)

What is Jack O'Dell the director of? (from Chapter 15, Hoover's Triangle and King's Machine,)

Freedom Ride operations

Voter registration

Direct mail operations

The Civil Rights Division

25)

In which government building does King meet Nixon? (from Chapter 6, A Taste of the World,)

The Capitol Building

The Pentagon

The White House

The Oracle