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

2. King announced that a Second Emancipation Proclamation would be delivered where?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The Mayor of Atlanta.
(c) The White House.
(d) The US Congress.

3. King learned of whose death as he left for a fundraising trip?
(a) Ralph Abernathy.
(b) President Johnson.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Rosa Parks.

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

5. Why was King concerned about the direction of SNCC?
(a) It seemed to be declining.
(b) It seemed to be compromising too much on racial issues.
(c) It seemed to be backing away from conflicts.
(d) It seemed to be becoming more violent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragedy happened before the march to Montgomery?

2. Who was the most important person in King's life as a child?

3. Violence broke out in what city as activists tried to desegregate local schools?

4. Who paid King and Abernathy's fine?

5. What presidency did King turn down due to church and family responsibilities?

(see the answer key)

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