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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King demanded that Birmingham hire how many black police officers?
(a) 6.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

2. Why was King concerned about the direction of SNCC?
(a) It seemed to be becoming more violent.
(b) It seemed to be declining.
(c) It seemed to be compromising too much on racial issues.
(d) It seemed to be backing away from conflicts.

3. What happened to Meredith along his walk?
(a) He was beaten up.
(b) He meet King.
(c) He was made vice-president of the SCLC.
(d) He was shot.

4. What was the first march to the bridge nicknamed?
(a) March of Blood.
(b) March of Violence.
(c) Bloody Sunday.
(d) Path to Glory.

5. King taped the list of demands to a door where?
(a) A White Church.
(b) City Hall.
(c) Police Headquarters.
(d) Public Library.

6. CCCO staged a march that ended in how many arrests?
(a) 60.
(b) 200.
(c) 900.
(d) 4000.

7. In St. Augustine, rumors arose that the sheriff was a part of what group?
(a) The KKK.
(b) The Masons.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The Nazi Party.

8. Which SNCC leader presented a Proposal for Action which would develop an army of sorts?
(a) John Lewis.
(b) Ella Baker.
(c) Diane Bevel.
(d) Bob Moses.

9. James Meredith announced his intention to walk from where to where?
(a) Chicago to Atlanta.
(b) Memphis to Jackson.
(c) Biloxi to Washington DC.
(d) New Orleans to Boston.

10. SCLC employees were unhappy about what?
(a) Their pay.
(b) The violence leaders were advocating.
(c) The death threats they received.
(d) King's schedule.

11. The mayor of Chicago announced a plan to clean up what?
(a) The schools.
(b) The busing system.
(c) The downtown area.
(d) The slums.

12. The judge ruled that the march to Montgomery had to have less than what number of marchers?
(a) 300.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 500.

13. Where was some of the worst police violence seen through 1964?
(a) Danville.
(b) Summertree.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Montgomery.

14. What did the highway patrol want the marchers do to?
(a) Apologize for the march.
(b) Turn around and go back.
(c) Get off the pavement.
(d) Turn violent so they could be arrested.

15. Which city did King want to focus attention on in the North?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Akron.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly after the March on Washington, racial tensions heated up in which city?

2. Bevel convinced King that the focus in Chicago should shift from segregation to what?

3. What caused King to fall into a depression?

4. Who heckled King during his speech?

5. One of SNCC's leaders was arrested in Atlanta on what charge?

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