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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, SNCC, the Kennedys, and the Freedom Rides, 1960-1961.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country did King attend the independence ceremonies in?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Congo.

2. In what state was the governor fighting integration of a high school?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Vermont.

3. What organization removed King from office?
(a) National Baptist Convention.
(b) NAACP.
(c) SCLC.
(d) SNCC.

4. Who was hired to oversee the Crusade for Citizenship rallies, but then let go because of rumors of his homosexuality and communist connections?
(a) Bayard Rustin.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Rocco Siciliano.
(d) Ralph Abernathy.

5. King's father and grandfather were involved in what profession?
(a) Preachers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. On February 1, 1960, how many students staged a sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro?

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

3. What organizations did the students form out of the lunch counter sit-ins?

4. Who filed a federal court case that would challenge bus segregation head-on?

5. When King was pulled over while driving, what did he not have?

(see the answer key)

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