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

2. King became the assistant pastor at what church?
(a) Emmanuel Baptist.
(b) Second Methodist.
(c) South Atlanta Methodist.
(d) Ebenezer Baptist.

3. Who was the most important person in King's life as a child?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His uncle.

4. Why did negotiations fail with the city officials?
(a) They refused to desegregate the city government.
(b) They refused to set up a biracial committee.
(c) They refused to drop the charges against the protesters.
(d) They refused to stop using fire hoses on protesters.

5. King was accused of what by the state of Alabama?
(a) Perjury for lying on a state tax return.
(b) A hit and run accident.
(c) Stealing from the SCLC.
(d) Unlawful mob action.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Stanley Levison was connected to what party?

3. Who advised King to distance himself from Levison?

4. The SCLC teamed up with what organization to train students to teach citizenship schools?

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

(see the answer key)

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