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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. What compromise in Selma was King criticized for?

2. Where did the marchers return to in order to have a meeting to outline the march?

3. In St. Augustine, King was arrested for what?

4. King learned that the Johnson Administration was taking money from social programs for what?

5. CCCO staged a march that ended in how many arrests?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What health struggles did King encounter? What contributed to this? What award did he learn that he had won?

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

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

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

7. How did SNCC feel about the Chicago agreement? What did they do to show their displeasure? How was SNCC changing?

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What was the second March on Washington called? How was King's focus shifting by the time of this demonstration? Why do you think this shift was occurring?

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