2. King wanted the Birmingham protests to start after what?
(a) The opening of a new department store.
(b) The March on Washington.
(c) The new year.
(d) The elections.

3. In what newspaper was an ad taken out to defend MLK, Jr.?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Chicago Defender.
(c) The Alabama Reporter.
(d) The Atlanta Gazette.

4. Stanley Levison was connected to what party?
(a) Republican Party.
(b) Communist Party.
(c) Socialist Party.
(d) Libertarian Party.

5. How long was King sentenced to jail for violating his probation?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 8 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What fine did King receive in the state boycott trial?

3. Where did a bomb explode in January?

4. Who paid King and Abernathy's fine?

5. Who was the most important person in King's life as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the white merchants do in Birmingham after the protests began?

2. What was Wilkins concerned about when King met with him?

3. Why was there a rivalry between SNCC and NAACP? Describe how this affected the actions of the groups.

4. What occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960? How did King become involved?

5. What changes did King make in his life?

6. What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s background like? What was his family like?

7. Why did the protests in Birmingham not get off to the start that King wanted?

8. Who was Rosa Parks? What was her connection to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

9. In August, King was arrested. Why was he arrested? What effects did the arrest have?

10. What racial discrimination did King face at Crozer?

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