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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Angela Davis choose the major she chose?
(a) Because studying other cultures brings understanding at home.
(b) Because politics is the study of power.
(c) Because language is an easy barrier to remove.
(d) Because literature fosters compassion and understanding.

3. What did Angela Davis's teachers tell her and her classmates?
(a) Class warfare was inevitable.
(b) Work hard and you will get ahead.
(c) Education is the key to success.
(d) Learning effectively makes your skin whiter.

4. How did Angela Davis travel to high school?
(a) By foot.
(b) By train.
(c) By bus.
(d) By car.

5. What kind of lessons did Angela Davis take as a child?
(a) Violin and voice.
(b) Debate and rhetoric.
(c) Ballet and piano.
(d) Trombone and saxophone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Angela Davis's legal team dissolved?

2. What was Angela Davis's perspective on the Birmingham church bombing?

3. What philosophy did Angela Davis write her dissertation on?

4. What status did Angela Davis obtain in order to get out of solitary confinement?

5. Describe Angela Davis's freshman year.

(see the answer key)

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