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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's father and grandfather were involved in what profession?

2. The focus of the Birmingham protests was on what?

3. King wanted the Birmingham protests to start after what?

4. King was arrested when he tried to attend the trial of whose assailant?

5. Before the March, there were leaks from the FBI claiming that the March was being fueled by whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to King in New York?

3. Why did activists see Albany as a good place to fight racial inequality?

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

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

6. What racial discrimination did King face at Crozer?

7. What happened during King's trial? How did King feel about this?

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

9. Why did the protests in Birmingham not get off to the start that King wanted?

10. Who was Stanley Levison? Why was the Kennedy campaign growing more concerned about King?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott? How did this protest begin? What influence did the boycott have on the Civil Rights Movement? Was the boycott successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What was SNCC? How did this organization differ from some of the other civil rights organizations involved in the movement? What was the role of SNCC in the movement? What activities did the organization use?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between King and Abernathy. Compare and contrast the men and their ideas about the Civil Rights Movement. Did any tensions exist between the men? Why or why not?

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