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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In February 1959, King and his wife traveled to see sites made famous by whom?
(a) Ghandi.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) King Tut.
(d) Churchill.

2. What was King's tour called?
(a) People-to-People.
(b) Suffrage for All.
(c) Chance for Change.
(d) Racism Ends.

3. What happened on January 30, 1956?
(a) The MIA filed a federal court case against segregation.
(b) The King home was bombed.
(c) The boycott ended.
(d) King was killed.

4. What fine did King receive in the state boycott trial?
(a) $500.
(b) $50.
(c) $1000.
(d) $100.

5. Who paid King and Abernathy's fine?
(a) A well-dressed black man.
(b) A group of students.
(c) The mayor of Albany.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

6. The four major Civil Rights organizations joined together to create what organization?
(a) Voter Education Project.
(b) US Justice Project.
(c) Freedom Riders Project.
(d) Southern Racism Project.

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

8. What was left on King's front porch in January, 1957?
(a) A lawsuit over the boycott.
(b) Hate mail.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) A dead rabbit.

9. What magazine did King's picture appear on in 1957?
(a) Time.
(b) GQ.
(c) Sports Illustrated.
(d) Good Housekeeping.

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

11. The bus trip from Washington to New Orleans by an integrated group of students was known as what?
(a) Freedom Ride.
(b) Green Ride.
(c) Protest Ride.
(d) Anti-Raciam Ride.

12. King was invited to be a guest on which program?
(a) Dateline.
(b) Meet the Press.
(c) 60 Minutes.
(d) Newshour.

13. Who called the judge on the trial and suggested that King had a right to bond while waiting his appeal?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Coretta King.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) Richard Nixon.

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

15. Who did King visit with in New York about the Washington Pilgrimage?
(a) Wayne Brown.
(b) Roy Wilkins.
(c) Andrew Joyce.
(d) Michael du Bois.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first federal Civil Rights Act did what?

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

3. Why did the bus boycott not end when the bus company was losing so much money?

4. Who was murdered in his driveway on the night that Kennedy mobilized the Alabama National Guard?

5. King announced that the Crusade for Citizenship would hold how many rallies simultaneously?

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