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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the NAACP tell its members?
(a) King was trying to undermine the NAACP.
(b) It was turning to violent protests.
(c) Not to participate in SNCC activities.
(d) It was disbanding in Albany.

4. Why did the Freedom Riders feel disappointed in King?
(a) He refused to go along with them, citing his probation problems.
(b) He did not want to serve on their advisory panel.
(c) He spent some of the money they had planned on using.
(d) He failed to mention them in a speech in Washington DC.

5. What was one of the demands that MIA made of the city?
(a) Buses should be reserved for blacks only.
(b) White passengers should have to stand when blacks were present.
(c) The bus company should hire black drivers too.
(d) The buses should be filled front to back for blacks.

6. Which country did King attend the independence ceremonies in?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Congo.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Egypt.

7. What organization removed King from office?
(a) National Baptist Convention.
(b) SCLC.
(c) NAACP.
(d) SNCC.

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

9. Which university had the front doors blocked to keep several black students from registering?
(a) University of California.
(b) Emory University.
(c) University of Alabama.
(d) Marquette University.

10. King announced planned protests outside of what political event(s)?
(a) Presidential Inauguration.
(b) Republican and Democratic Conventions.
(c) Presidential elections.
(d) State dinner.

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

12. Why did negotiations fail with the city officials?
(a) They refused to stop using fire hoses on protesters.
(b) They refused to drop the charges against the protesters.
(c) They refused to set up a biracial committee.
(d) They refused to desegregate the city government.

13. Why was the first meeting about the bus boycott somewhat disastrous?
(a) The bomb that was found.
(b) The small number of people who attended.
(c) The ego of the leaders.
(d) The police who showed up to arrest King.

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

15. In what state was the governor fighting integration of a high school?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. King was accused of what by the state of Alabama?

3. What organization was formed in Albany to fight racism?

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

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