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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. Which organization was formed to oversee the boycott and legal maneuvering?
(a) Memphis Equality Association.
(b) Savannah Civil Rights Campaign.
(c) Montgomery Improvement Association.
(d) Atlanta Race Initiative.

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

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

4. Who rebuked King's attempt to organize a day of mourning?
(a) Ralph Abernathy.
(b) Roy Wilkins.
(c) Julian Bond.
(d) Medgar Evers.

5. Segregation on the city buses officially ended when?
(a) March 29.
(b) October 14.
(c) December 20.
(d) June 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sherrod and Reagon moved their base of operations to which city?

2. Who advised King to distance himself from Levison?

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

4. Where did King and his family move to?

5. What did King want the Kennedy Administration to issue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Connor do to shop the marchers in Birmingham? How did the marchers respond?

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

4. Why was King sentenced to four months in jail?

5. What happened at Birmingham's Bethel Baptist Church? What did King do about this?

6. What was the Crusade for Citizenship? Who was not happy about this?

7. How did the city officials in Albany respond to the protests and boycotts?

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

9. What changes did King make in his life?

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

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