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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, Bridges.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Angela Davis arrested?
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Miami.
(d) Chicago.

2. Why was Angela Davis arrested after a demonstration against the Vietnam War?
(a) She was suspected of conspiring against the government.
(b) She had been caught in acts of violence.
(c) She had raised bond for arrested protestors.
(d) She was caught with weapons in her car.

3. What did Angela Davis learn about Birmingham when she was in New York?
(a) That it is impossible to live without racial tension, even in affluence.
(b) That blacks in New York were as poor as in Birmingham.
(c) How segregated Birmingham was.
(d) That she could pass a white.

4. Where did Angela Davis have lunch when the jury retired?
(a) In her cell.
(b) In a private dining area.
(c) At the prison.
(d) At a diner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Angela Davis choose the major she chose?

2. Who had been killed two days prior to the moment when the book begins?

3. What did Angela Davis major in after her trip to Helsinki?

4. Who summoned Angela Davis to the courthouse on Sunday morning for the verdict?

5. Where did Angela Davis first meet people from the Black Panther Political Party?

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