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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Birmingham and the March on Washington, 1963.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did King hold a prayer-in?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) A motel restaurant.
(c) The library.
(d) Police headquarters.

2. Why did the Freedom Riders feel disappointed in King?
(a) He refused to go along with them, citing his probation problems.
(b) He spent some of the money they had planned on using.
(c) He did not want to serve on their advisory panel.
(d) He failed to mention them in a speech in Washington DC.

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

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

5. The SCLC teamed up with what organization to train students to teach citizenship schools?
(a) The Baptist Civic Organization.
(b) The Highlander Folk School.
(c) The Montgomery Voter Association.
(d) The American Cultural Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went with King to meet with Nixon?

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

3. What did Connor use on the protesters?

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

5. Who took King's place as the president of MIA?

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