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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. Before the March, there were leaks from the FBI claiming that the March was being fueled by whom?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Green Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Communist Party.

2. The bus boycott took away what percentage of bus riders?
(a) 25 percent.
(b) 10 percent.
(c) 70 percent.
(d) 50 percent..

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

4. What organizations did the students form out of the lunch counter sit-ins?
(a) Hands Across America.
(b) Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
(c) Crusade for Citizenship.
(d) National Youths Against Racism.

5. Segregation on the city buses officially ended when?
(a) March 29.
(b) June 3.
(c) December 20.
(d) October 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was King sentenced to jail for violating his probation?

2. Where did King and the potential voters refuse to vacate the sidewalk?

3. Which city did King want to focus attention on in the North?

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. CCCO staged a march that ended in how many arrests?

(see the answer key)

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