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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Angela Davis impression of race relations in London?
(a) She thought it was unfair that blacks should still be treated so poorly in affluent nations.
(b) She thought that justice would only come from violent means.
(c) She thought it was reasonable for blacks to petition whites for redress of historical grievances.
(d) She though it was counterproductive for blacks to see whites as their enemy.

2. What was Angela Davis supposed to be wearing when she met the people making the demands that disturbed the trial?
(a) A black scarf.
(b) A white dress.
(c) A black hair wrap.
(d) A black dress.

3. How did the judges handle Angela Davis's case?
(a) They helped the prosecution in every way they could, to avenge the murdered judge.
(b) They recused themselves because they knew the murdered judge.
(c) They banded together in solidarity with the murdered judge.
(d) They forced the trial to be moved because it could not be fair when there was so much public outcry about it.

4. What criterion did Angela Davis insist her lawyers agree on?
(a) That there was bias against blacks in the justice system.
(b) That the justice system was corrupt.
(c) That the trial was political.
(d) That the trial be based on the facts of the case, not politics.

5. When witnesses were called at Angela Davis' trial, what had they witnessed?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr's assassination.
(b) The conversation where the kidnapping plan was developed.
(c) The attack at the Marin County Courthouse.
(d) The scene where Angela purchased the guns.

6. What did Angela Davis use her initiation into the Black Panthers to do?
(a) Think about how to unify black movement organizations.
(b) Think about how to found a political collective.
(c) Think about how to oppose the Vietnam War.
(d) Think about whether to join the Communist Party.

7. What did Angela Davis say in her opening statement?
(a) That she was not involved with George Jackson.
(b) That George Jackson had brought her to the movement.
(c) That she joined the movement after she met George Jackson.
(d) That George Jackson had been her lover.

8. Why did Angela Davis's legal team request a change of venue?
(a) Because the judge had made racist comments.
(b) Because the judge had condemned Angela Davis' actions.
(c) Because the judge was a friend of the murdered judge's.
(d) Because the judge had promised a conviction.

9. Why was there a large crowd outside the courthouse on the second day of Angela Davis's trial?
(a) One of the jurors had been threatened.
(b) Someone had threatened the judge's life.
(c) Someone had come with a gun to the trial.
(d) There had been an escape attempt at the men's prison.

10. What did the newspapers compare the second day of Angela Davis's trial to?
(a) The previous relocation of Angela Davis' trial.
(b) What had happened at the Marin County Courthouse.
(c) The assassination of Martin Luther King.
(d) The acquittal of the Soledad Brothers.

11. How did Angela Davis treat her trial?
(a) As a chance to catch the system in its lies.
(b) As a platform for her opinions.
(c) As coordinated with the movement in the streets.
(d) As a chance to promote herself within the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee.

12. What did Franklin Alexander do after Gregory Clark's murder?
(a) Incite the crowds to call for blood.
(b) Convince the protesters to disperse.
(c) Quiet the crowds calling for blood.
(d) Organize the protests calling for a trial of the policeman.

13. Who approached Angela Davis as soon as she entered the conference in London?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The Black Power group.
(c) Cuban students.
(d) Malcolm X.

14. What happens when Angela Davis and two other women take over the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee LA chapter?
(a) Men in the Black Panthers harden their sexist rhetoric.
(b) Men in the Black Liberation Movement feel undermined.
(c) Women members withdraw from the SNCC under pressure from the men.
(d) Men in the SNCC form their own organization.

15. What was Franklin Alexander's response when the verdict was read?
(a) Sobbing.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Jubilation.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Angela Davis moved to when her legal team requested a change of venue?

2. In her opening statement, what did Angela Davis say motivated her action?

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

4. What was the jury's verdict on the third charge against Angela Davis?

5. What did Angela Davis base her defense on, in part?

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