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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 St. Augustine, King was arrested for what?
(a) Delinquency of a minor.
(b) Conspiracy to commit murder.
(c) Tax evasion.
(d) Robbery.

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

3. What was the main source of racial trouble in Chicago?
(a) The violence in low-income areas.
(b) The segregation of the schools.
(c) Job discrimination.
(d) The corruption in the justice system.

4. A picture appeared in national newspapers showing what, which spread word of the violence in Selma?
(a) The sheriff using a billyclub on an older black woman.
(b) The ruins of a bombed black church.
(c) A police officer beating a black child.
(d) Police dogs attacking a group of activists.

5. King blamed the riots on what cause?
(a) Taking money from social programs for the war.
(b) The demonstrations in Georgia.
(c) The Feminist Movement.
(d) The failure of leaders to meet with movement organizations in these cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Chicago Freedom Movement begin to lose momentum?

2. In October, the federal Office of Education stopped funding to which city's schools because of segregation?

3. James Meredith announced his intention to walk from where to where?

4. Who approved several wiretaps on King's personal phone lines?

5. What happened to Meredith along his walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was King's new book about? What interruptions did he face in writing it? How was the book received?

2. What did Hoover tell reporters? How did King react? What effect did the rumors have?

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

4. How did King feel about the war in Vietnam? How did he become involved in the debate over the war? What reaction did people have to this?

5. What was Bloody Sunday? Describe this event.

6. What did the federal Office of Education do in Chicago? How did this affect the movement?

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

8. Following the protests in Selma, what other avenues to desegregation did the SCLC discuss? What did King share with the SCLC at this meeting?

9. Which city was chosen as the next venue for SCLC demonstrations? Why was it chosen as a site for demonstrations?

10. Why did King agree to suspend all demonstrations in St. Augustine? What did he learn after doing this?

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