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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. In which city did the marchers first encounter hostility?
(a) Argon Springs.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Greenwood.

2. King learned of whose death as he left for a fundraising trip?
(a) President Johnson.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Ralph Abernathy.
(d) Malcolm X.

3. Bevel convinced King that the focus in Chicago should shift from segregation to what?
(a) Welfare in the black neighborhoods.
(b) Hiring practices.
(c) Sexism in the city offices.
(d) Economic disadvantages of the black community.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. King demanded that Birmingham hire how many black police officers?

2. Who was famous for being the first black man to enroll at the University of Mississippi?

3. How did King feel about his meeting with President Johnson?

4. Who released a statement supporting the SCLC's work in Selma?

5. Why was there an uproar in the Chicago press about King?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurred during the Chicago marches? What did city officials do?

2. What was Bloody Sunday? Describe this event.

3. Who was James Meredith? What did he decide to do? What happened to him?

4. What was the Coordinating Committee of Community Organizations? Where was this group located?

5. What organizational and political struggles did King face after Kennedy's death?

6. Why did the SCLC and King become interested in Chicago?

7. Why was King arrested in St. Augustine? What was the result of the grand jury?

8. What did King and the SCLC do in Chicago that caused an uproar in the press? Why did they do this?

9. What obstacles did King and the others face during the Meredith March? How did they handle these obstacles?

10. What did the SCLC turn their attention to in Chicago? What programs did it implement?

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