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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Albany and Lessons for the Future, 1961-1962.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King was invited to be a guest on which program?
(a) Meet the Press.
(b) 60 Minutes.
(c) Dateline.
(d) Newshour.

2. Who was asked to vacate her seat on a city bus for a white passenger?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) Fannie Lou Hamer.
(c) Betty Shabazz.
(d) Abigail Jenson.

3. Why were SNCC members upset with King?
(a) They felt he was getting too much credit for the sit-ins.
(b) He tried to usurp the president of the group.
(c) They felt he was doing too much in the organization.
(d) He wanted to end the Freedom Rides.

4. Sherrod and Reagon moved their base of operations to which city?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Albany.
(d) Selma.

5. What presidency did King turn down due to church and family responsibilities?
(a) The local ACLU chapter.
(b) The local Masons chapter.
(c) The local NAACP chapter.
(d) The local Elks chapter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was chosen as the organizational president?

2. Why did the Freedom Riders feel disappointed in King?

3. What was left on King's front porch in January, 1957?

4. Why was the first meeting about the bus boycott somewhat disastrous?

5. In what state was the governor fighting integration of a high school?

(see the answer key)

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