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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 status as a leader in the Black movement?
(a) She was considered too ambitious.
(b) She was considered too young by many.
(c) She was appreciated.
(d) She was criticized.

2. What state was the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee in when Martin Luther King was shot?
(a) Successful in bringing splinter groups together.
(b) Underfunded, with bad morale.
(c) Riven with internal conflicts.
(d) Confidently organizing protests nation-wide.

3. What did Angela Davis base her defense on, in part?
(a) The probability that evidence had been tampered with.
(b) The likelihood that the grand jury's indictment reflected the judge's bias.
(c) The prospect that the government was just looking for a scapegoat for the Marin County Courthouse attack.
(d) The fact that her trial cannot be separated from contemporary politics.

4. What did Ruchell Magee do when his petition for removal was denied?
(a) Separated his case from Angela Davis'.
(b) Prepared a case for federal court.
(c) Pursued it.
(d) Worked with Angela Davis.

5. What did Angela Davis see on the news in Detroit?
(a) A report that she had been seen at her parents' house.
(b) News that her parents had been arrested.
(c) A report on her crimes.
(d) News that David Poindexter was in custody.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to see Angela Davis shortly after she was booked into jail?

2. Why did Howard Moore leave the pre-trial motions to other lawyers?

3. What did Angela Davis use her initiation into the Black Panthers to do?

4. Where was Angela Davis arrested?

5. What was Angela Davis impression of race relations in London?

(see the answer key)

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