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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Poor People's Campaign and Memphis, 1967-1968.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King planned a march to which city?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Seattle.

2. Why did Rustin resign?
(a) He was recovering from stab wounds after a woman attacked him.
(b) He was angry with King about the direction of the SCLC.
(c) Clayton threatened to say that Rustin and King were lovers.
(d) Rustin was caught at a communist meeting.

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

4. The focus of the Birmingham protests was on what?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) A Baptist church.
(c) A bus station.
(d) Department stores.

5. Demonstrations began in which state to test the compliance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
(a) California.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the marchers return to in order to have a meeting to outline the march?

2. Who went with King to meet with Nixon?

3. As King went to register at a local hotel, who attacked him?

4. Who heckled King during his speech?

5. Which city was chosen for SCLC demonstrations because of its noncompliance to the Civil Rights Law of 1964?

(see the answer key)

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