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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Meredith March, 'Black Power', and the Chicago Open-Housing Protests, 1966.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The SCLC teamed up with what organization to train students to teach citizenship schools?
(a) The Highlander Folk School.
(b) The American Cultural Club.
(c) The Montgomery Voter Association.
(d) The Baptist Civic Organization.

2. The four major Civil Rights organizations joined together to create what organization?
(a) US Justice Project.
(b) Freedom Riders Project.
(c) Southern Racism Project.
(d) Voter Education Project.

3. The grand jury in St. Augustine said they would agree to form a biracial committee after the Civil Rights activists did what?
(a) The President told them to.
(b) The swim-ins stop.
(c) King and other outside leaders left town.
(d) SNCC ceased its demonstrations.

4. Where did King go after the Meredith March?
(a) Fairfax.
(b) Chicago.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) Dallas.

5. Why did the Freedom Riders feel disappointed in King?
(a) He failed to mention them in a speech in Washington DC.
(b) He did not want to serve on their advisory panel.
(c) He refused to go along with them, citing his probation problems.
(d) He spent some of the money they had planned on using.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert Kennedy got a federal injunction against which group to keep them from harassing the bus riders?

2. King was accused of what by the state of Alabama?

3. What caused King to fall into a depression?

4. The FBI observed meetings between King and whom?

5. King announced planned protests outside of what political event(s)?

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