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

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

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

4. How would you characterize the relationship between the different organizations in the black movement?
(a) United.
(b) Harmonious.
(c) Fractured.
(d) Cooperative.

5. What did Angela Davis conclude from the LA police's methods in inciting conflict after the assassination of Martin Luther King?
(a) She realized that the government was more afraid of blacks' collective bargaining power than their civil rights.
(b) She thought that the government feared the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee's educational methods more than violence.
(c) She thought that the government was going straight for the leaders, to incite confusion and tension in the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
(d) She saw the government sowing discord among the protesters with undercover cops spreading misinformation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Angela Davis get to handle pre-trial motions?

2. Why did Angela Davis feel that blacks needed to avoid a conflict with police in Los Angeles?

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

4. How does Angela Davis explain the press's coverage of herself and her co-defendant?

5. Who did Angela Davis spend her time in London with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What event made Angela Davis and her legal team consider filing for a relocation?

3. What political activity did Angela Davis get involved in almost as soon as she returned to the U.S.?

4. Describe the genesis of the book Angela Davis wrote from prison.

5. What caused the change in venue for Angela Davis's trial?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Angela Davis's legal defense team.

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