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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. The FBI observed meetings between King and whom?

2. Who was famous for being the first black man to enroll at the University of Mississippi?

3. Who rejected the idea that potential voters should sign a book so they could be received in order?

4. What was added to the activities in Chicago?

5. What tragedy happened before the march to Montgomery?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What was Bloody Sunday? Describe this event.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was the Coordinating Committee of Community Organizations? Where was this group located?

10. Why did the SCLC and King become interested in Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What obstacles and challenges did King and the movement face in achieving their goals? How did they handle these challenges? Would you have done anything differently? Give specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What personal challenges did King face during the movement? How was the FBI involved in this? Do you think King's personal struggles influenced his leadership? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Vietnam War influence the Civil Rights Movement? How did King feel about the war? Why did he believe that the war contributed to the riots in the US in the 1960s?

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