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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. When King was pulled over while driving, what did he not have?
(a) Proof of Insurance.
(b) Car insurance.
(c) A voter's registration card.
(d) A Georgia driver's license.

2. In what newspaper was an ad taken out to defend MLK, Jr.?
(a) The Chicago Defender.
(b) The Atlanta Gazette.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Alabama Reporter.

3. King's sentence was suspended on what condition?
(a) He stop all protests in the US.
(b) He leave Birmingham.
(c) He remain out of trouble.
(d) He meet with the Kennedy Adminstration.

4. What tragedy happened before the march to Montgomery?
(a) A volunteer was killed by KKK members.
(b) The King house was bombed.
(c) Congress voted down the Civil Rights Act.
(d) Abernathy was stabbed by a white woman.

5. Who did King speak with about the bombing, suggesting that a strong stand needed to be taken?
(a) The President.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Stanley Levison.
(d) The mayor of Selma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was King sentenced to jail for violating his probation?

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

3. The four major Civil Rights organizations joined together to create what organization?

4. What was King's tour called?

5. Why was their a rivalry between SNCC and the NAACP?

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