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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. Who came to see Angela Davis shortly after she was booked into jail?
(a) Charlene Mitchell.
(b) Tamu Ushindi.
(c) Franklin Alexander.
(d) Carolyn Craven.

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

3. 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 probability that evidence had been tampered with.
(c) The fact that her trial cannot be separated from contemporary politics.
(d) The prospect that the government was just looking for a scapegoat for the Marin County Courthouse attack.

4. What was Angela Davis supposed to have with her, according to the demands that interrupted her trial?
(a) Printing materials and a papers from her legal defense.
(b) Other political prisoners.
(c) $102,500 and the Soledad Brothers.
(d) $500,000 and five parachutes.

5. What demands were conveyed to Angela Davis and the court?
(a) The prosecution demanded a conviction.
(b) The hijackers wanted her to meet their plane.
(c) Journalists demanded to be let into the courtroom.
(d) The juror's attacker wanted Angela Davis to be freed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Gregory Clark when he was shot?

2. Who was included in the lunch that Angela Davis had when the jury retired?

3. What criticism did the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee national representative make of Angela Davis's leadership of the LA chapter?

4. Whose hands was Angela Davis holding when the verdict was read?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Angela Davis's philosophy for winning race equality?

2. What happened that allowed Angela Davis to be set free on bail?

3. What did Angela Davis say in her opening statement to the jury?

4. What did Angela Davis and her legal team learn about the Soledad Brothers during her trial?

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

6. Describe Angela Davis's legal defense team.

7. What did the prosecution build its case against Angela Davis on?

8. How did Angela Davis technically violate the terms of her bail bond?

9. What were Angela Davis's feelings about the Black Power group and other black movements in England?

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

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