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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Economic Justice and Vietnam, 1966-1967.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which organization was formed to oversee the boycott and legal maneuvering?
(a) Memphis Equality Association.
(b) Atlanta Race Initiative.
(c) Savannah Civil Rights Campaign.
(d) Montgomery Improvement Association.

2. King's vacation to Puerto Rico was interrupted by news of what event?
(a) The end of the Vietnam War.
(b) The Moon landing.
(c) Kennedy's assassination.
(d) The Watts Riots.

3. In 1964, King learned that he had won what?
(a) The lottery.
(b) The Booker T. Washington Award.
(c) The NAACP President.
(d) The Nobel Peace Prize.

4. In February 1959, King and his wife traveled to see sites made famous by whom?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) King Tut.

5. The first federal Civil Rights Act did what?
(a) Ended all segregation.
(b) Dismissed all protest charges.
(c) Established a Civil Rights commission.
(d) Ended bus segregation only.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did King go after the Meredith March?

3. What fine did King receive in the state boycott trial?

4. In what newspaper was an ad taken out to defend MLK, Jr.?

5. Who rebuked King's attempt to organize a day of mourning?

(see the answer key)

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