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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Angela Davis spend her time in London with?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Herbert Marcuse.
(c) Friends.
(d) The Black Power group.

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

3. Why was Angela Davis's legal team dissolved?
(a) She had been released on bail.
(b) Charges against her had been dropped.
(c) She had won a mistrial.
(d) The pre-trial work was complete.

4. What was the jury's verdict on the third charge against Angela Davis?
(a) Guilty.
(b) The count was thrown out.
(c) Guilty with prejudice.
(d) Not guilty.

5. In what way did Angela Davis identify with the Black Power movement?
(a) Her style of clothing.
(b) Her political views.
(c) Her philosophy.
(d) Her hair style.

6. Where was Angela Davis supposed to meet the people making the demands that disturbed the trial?
(a) At the airport in San Francisco.
(b) In front of the courthouse.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In New York.

7. Whose lectures did Angela Davis stop in London for when she was traveling back to the U.S.?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Martin Luther King.
(c) Jean-Paul Sartre.
(d) Stokely Carmichael.

8. What was the third charge against Angela Davis?
(a) Harboring criminals.
(b) Kidnapping.
(c) Murder.
(d) Conspiracy.

9. What kind of response to racism did Angela Davis believe would go nowhere?
(a) Diplomatic responses.
(b) Peaceful responses.
(c) Calculated, articulate responses.
(d) Emotional or angry responses.

10. Why did Angela Davis feel that blacks needed to avoid a conflict with police in Los Angeles?
(a) Because LA police had a reputation for criminal brutality.
(b) Because LA county had permissive laws regarding police brutality.
(c) Because the LA judges were traditionally biased against political protesters.
(d) Because LA police were among the best equipped with riot gear.

11. What news did Bettina Aptheker bring Angela Davis?
(a) That the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee wanted to make a documentary of her legal defense.
(b) That the Defense Committee wanted to use her trial as a accusation of the system.
(c) That the Communist Party wanted to use her trial to stir up hostility against the system.
(d) That the Defense Committee wanted her to work on a book.

12. Why did Howard Moore leave the pre-trial motions to other lawyers?
(a) The defense team could not raise enough money for his fee.
(b) He was committed to a case in Atlanta.
(c) He had to make concessions to the local legal team.
(d) He had been de-barred in California.

13. How long had Angela Davis been imprisoned when she was finally released on bail?
(a) 16 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 9 months.

14. What was the first charge against Angela Davis?
(a) Conspiracy.
(b) Kidnapping.
(c) Harboring criminals.
(d) Murder.

15. Where was Angela Davis moved to when her legal team requested a change of venue?
(a) Santa Cruz County.
(b) Santa Clara County.
(c) Los Angeles County.
(d) San Diego County.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the jury's verdict on the second charge against Angela Davis?

4. Where did Ruchell Magee want to be tried?

5. On what basis did Angela Davis's lawyers win this concession at her arraignment hearing?

(see the answer keys)

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