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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. Where was some of the worst police violence seen through 1964?

2. Who used the term "black power" for the first time in a public form?

3. What illnesses did King suffer from in the summer of 1965?

4. In Selma, King was suffering from what?

5. Why was there an uproar in the Chicago press about King?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was King arrested in St. Augustine? What was the result of the grand jury?

5. 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?

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

7. What was Bloody Sunday? Describe this event.

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

9. Where did riots break out? What did King say caused the riots?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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