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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 learned of whose death as he left for a fundraising trip?

2. Bevel convinced King that the focus in Chicago should shift from segregation to what?

3. The mayor of Chicago announced a plan to clean up what?

4. Where did King go to work on his book?

5. The judge ruled that the march to Montgomery had to have less than what number of marchers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did King demand of the city of Birmingham? What happened?

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

6. What happened to the Meredith March after Meredith was shot?

7. What did King and the others do to increase the pressure on officials in Selma? Were these actions a success?

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

10. Activists in which city approached King about helping them with their boycotts and demonstrations? What was the situation in this city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What was King's relationship like with the Presidents? What did Kennedy advise King about? Did King listen to Kennedy? How did King feel that Administrations were doing with Civil Rights?

Essay Topic 3

How did King's focus shift toward the end of his life? Who did he want to include in the movement? Why? How did others feel about this shift in focus?

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