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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was not included in the boycotts in Albany?
(a) Schools.
(b) Retail stores.
(c) The library.
(d) Public transportation.

4. Who was the most important person in King's life as a child?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

5. Who took King's place as the president of MIA?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Baker.
(c) Abernathy.
(d) Levison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went with King to meet with Nixon?

2. Why did Rustin resign?

3. Why did negotiations fail with the city officials?

4. In February 1959, King and his wife traveled to see sites made famous by whom?

5. King was stabbed while in which city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the aims of the demonstrations in Birmingham?

2. What was the Freedom Ride? What were the results?

3. What was King accused of when he returned to Atlanta from North Carolina? How did he and his supporters react?

4. What changes did King make in his life?

5. How many rallies did King announce for the voter registration? What was the outcome of these rallies?

6. What was the first meeting like about the bus boycott? Why was it like this?

7. Why did Kennedy refuse to meet with King? How did the Kennedy Administration feel about the planned march in Washington?

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

9. What did John and Robert Kennedy do for King? How did this come about?

10. What was the Montgomery Improvement Association? What were its aims?

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