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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Bayard Rustin.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Rocco Siciliano.
(d) Ralph Abernathy.

2. Where was King when a grand jury began handing out indictments against MIA leaders for breaking laws against unlawful boycotts?
(a) San Fransisco.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Denver.

3. The white merchants resisted what aim?
(a) Desegregating the retail stores.
(b) Having fair hiring practices in the retail stores.
(c) The formation of a biracial committee.
(d) Desegregating the city government.

4. King announced that a Second Emancipation Proclamation would be delivered where?
(a) The White House.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) The US Congress.
(d) The Mayor of Atlanta.

5. Who was asked to vacate her seat on a city bus for a white passenger?
(a) Abigail Jenson.
(b) Fannie Lou Hamer.
(c) Betty Shabazz.
(d) Rosa Parks.

6. King was stabbed while in which city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Selma.
(c) New York.
(d) Atlanta.

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

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

9. What happened to King at a book signing in New York?
(a) He met the President.
(b) The store was bombed..
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

11. What was the turnout like at the March to Washington?
(a) It was less than expectations.
(b) It met expectations.
(c) It exceeded expectations.
(d) It was much less than expectations.

12. When King was pulled over while driving, what did he not have?
(a) Car insurance.
(b) A voter's registration card.
(c) Proof of Insurance.
(d) A Georgia driver's license.

13. Which college did King attend?
(a) Morehouse College.
(b) Emory University.
(c) University of Georgia..
(d) Georgetown University.

14. The Crusade for Citizenship was focused on what?
(a) Voter registration.
(b) School desegregation.
(c) Bus desegregation.
(d) A civil rights bill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which organization was formed to oversee the boycott and legal maneuvering?

2. King announced planned protests outside of what political event(s)?

3. Sherrod and Reagon moved their base of operations to which city?

4. Who came to the attention of the FBI at the Youth March for Integrated Schools?

5. Before the March, there were leaks from the FBI claiming that the March was being fueled by whom?

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