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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was included in the lunch that Angela Davis had when the jury retired?
(a) A writer from New York.
(b) A journalist from Germany.
(c) A lawyer from Liberia.
(d) An activist from Birmingham.

3. When did Angela Davis return to the U.S.?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1967.

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

5. In her opening statement, what did Angela Davis say motivated her action?
(a) Desire to establish race equality.
(b) Desire to end repression.
(c) Desire for George Jackson.
(d) Desire to abolish the prison system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first charge against Angela Davis?

2. What did Angela Davis suspect about newspaper accounts of the second day of her trial?

3. What were the Soledad Brothers accused of?

4. What part of her trial was Angela Davis involved in?

5. What was Franklin Alexander's view of racism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Angela Davis's relationship with her co-defendant, Ruchell Magee?

2. What act of terrorism seemed to involve Angela Davis during her trial?

3. What was the mood among Davis's legal team when the verdicts were read?

4. What was Angela Davis's philosophy on handling her defense in court?

5. What was Franklin Alexander's position on black liberation?

6. Who was Gregory Clark, and what influence did he have on Angela Davis's life?

7. What was the relationship between different black liberation organizations when Angela Davis returned to California?

8. Where did Angela Davis go after she was free on bail?

9. How did Angela Davis's lawyers arrange to get Davis out of solitary confinement?

10. Describe Angela Davis's experience in London on her way back to America.

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