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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Selma and the Voting Rights Act, 1965.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King was arrested when he tried to attend the trial of whose assailant?
(a) His own.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Abernathy.
(d) Rustin.

2. What SCLC program was to reach out more readily to the public?
(a) Hands across America.
(b) Future Program.
(c) Crusade for Sponsors.
(d) POV.

3. Who advised King to distance himself from Levison?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) Coretta Scott King.
(d) Ralph Abernathy.

4. Where did King and the potential voters refuse to vacate the sidewalk?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The police station.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) The chamber of commerce.

5. When King was placed in isolation, who did Wyatt Walker ask for help?
(a) Abernathy.
(b) The White House.
(c) King's father.
(d) The governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who released a statement supporting the SCLC's work in Selma?

2. The first federal Civil Rights Act did what?

3. What compromise in Selma was King criticized for?

4. What was King's biggest concern about the murder?

5. The Crusade for Citizenship was focused on what?

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