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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. King announced planned protests outside of what political event(s)?

2. Who did King speak with about the bombing, suggesting that a strong stand needed to be taken?

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

4. Why did the Freedom Riders feel disappointed in King?

5. Who called the judge on the trial and suggested that King had a right to bond while waiting his appeal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What changes did King make in his life?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did local cities and towns handle the demonstrations and boycotts by the Civil Rights Movement? What actions did they take? Do you think cities should have reacted the way that they did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why were the FBI investigating King? How did the FBI investigate King? How did King feel about this? What effect did the investigation have on King and the movement?

Essay Topic 3

What was the SCLC? How did this organization begin? What role did King play in this movement? How did the movement influence the Civil Rights Movement?

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