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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 college did King attend?
(a) University of Georgia..
(b) Georgetown University.
(c) Emory University.
(d) Morehouse College.

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

3. Why was the first meeting about the bus boycott somewhat disastrous?
(a) The small number of people who attended.
(b) The ego of the leaders.
(c) The bomb that was found.
(d) The police who showed up to arrest King.

4. Who filed a federal court case that would challenge bus segregation head-on?
(a) Fred Gray.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Robert Graetz.
(d) Rosa Parks.

5. Who did King visit with in New York about the Washington Pilgrimage?
(a) Roy Wilkins.
(b) Michael du Bois.
(c) Wayne Brown.
(d) Andrew Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was asked to vacate her seat on a city bus for a white passenger?

2. Who called the judge on the trial and suggested that King had a right to bond while waiting his appeal?

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

4. Who was hired to oversee the Crusade for Citizenship rallies, but then let go because of rumors of his homosexuality and communist connections?

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

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