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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 was arrested when he tried to attend the trial of whose assailant?
(a) His own.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Rustin.
(d) Abernathy.

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

3. Robert Kennedy got a federal injunction against which group to keep them from harassing the bus riders?
(a) The SCLC.
(b) The Nazi Party.
(c) The Masons.
(d) The KKK.

4. Who approved several wiretaps on King's personal phone lines?
(a) Gerald Ford.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) J. Edgar Hoover.
(d) Ralph Abernathy.

5. Which city was chosen for SCLC demonstrations because of its noncompliance to the Civil Rights Law of 1964?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Selma.
(d) Charleston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did negotiations fail with the city officials?

2. King's vacation to Puerto Rico was interrupted by news of what event?

3. What did the package delivered to the King home contain?

4. King blamed the riots on what cause?

5. Why was King concerned about the direction of SNCC?

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